Tika Ram Jully questioned the benefits of the recently held IIFA event for the state. He slammed the state government for allocating over Rs 100 crore towards the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards event, which was hosted in Jaipur on March 8 and 9. He raised concerns over the lack of major Bollywood stars at the event, questioning the event’s worth. Jully’s comments came just days after Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed stirred controversy with her remarks about India’s Test and ODI cricket captain Rohit Sharma. The Congress distanced itself from Mohamed’s comments, stating that they did not reflect the party’s stance and requesting her to delete the post. He stood by his comments, saying: “Now, Madhuri Dixit is a second-grade star, her prime has gone. She was a star in the times of her movies like ‘Dil’ and ‘Beta’,” he reiterated.