Mumbai, Apr. 23 - Sony Television did not disclose the margin by which Sandeep beat NC Karunya.  But the result was a good news for Sandeep's fans. However, Karunya was not disappointed.  He said, "I am not shattered even though the result has come to me as a shock."

Co-host to Mathur, Aman Varma said that Karunya could have won the contest since he is a better singer in his opinion. "Since the Hindi channels are not popular in South where Karunya could fetch their votes, so the result is unexpected." 

Karunya's mother was broken, she said, "There is a lot of multiple voting which takes place. This is one of the reasons that my son could not succeed. She said, "The people are intelligent enough, they know that Karunya is definitely a better singer and he deserved to be an Indian Idol even though he lost it."

Sandeep argued, "Personally I don't believe in regional voting. The whole nation was attached to this program and cast their voting." His mother wept in joy and her voice was choked. She said, "Main jaanti thi mere bete ka smile sab ka dil jeet lega. Aur wohi hua."

Judge Farah Khan said, " Sandeep has come through a long way. I still remember the first day of the competition. He walked in with a long kurta and lots of oil in his hair."

As per Vickey Lalwani from Midday, Sonu Nigam said, "But with in that awkward appearance, ek sone jaisi awaaz thi." And Anu Malik opined, "Sandeep took the harsh comments constructively and worked on all his grey areas. I think Karunya had this notion that he's already there."