Bigg Boss Malayalam 8: Shijin’s Family Denies ₹30 Lakh PR Claim and Shows Pawn Receipt

Shijin’s family enters a separate public controversy

A new dispute outside the Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 8 house has brought Shijin’s family into the public conversation. In a video discussed in November 1 reporting, his relatives rejected claims that he was being supported by an expensive public-relations operation. His sister said the family had not hired a PR team and disputed the suggestion that ₹30 lakh had been spent promoting him. The response is a new development, separate from the morning’s story about Mohanlal reviewing footage of an alleged remark attributed to Shijin.

The family’s explanation went beyond a general denial. It addressed claims about money, pawned gold and a mobile phone bought during Shijin’s path into the programme. Those details have become part of the public argument about how he reached the main house. They should be reported as the family’s statements and the material it says it showed, not as an independently audited account of every household transaction.

The ₹30 lakh PR claim receives a direct denial

Shijin’s sister rejected the suggestion that his relatives had funded a ₹30 lakh promotional campaign. She argued that the amount being discussed was incompatible with the family’s circumstances and said they had not appointed any PR team. That is a clear denial of an allegation, rather than proof that every person discussing the contestant online has no connection to publicity work. The two claims should not be confused.

The controversy gained attention after a nomination episode in which Rahul Easwar called Shijin a liar and nominated him. A nomination accusation is part of a competitive television programme, not a financial audit. The family’s response adds a second, publicly reported side to the discussion. Neither the accusation nor the denial, by itself, establishes the existence or absence of every possible promotional arrangement outside the house.

Family explains why gold ornaments were pawned

The relatives also addressed reports about Shijin’s mother’s gold ornaments. According to the new account, the family said it had pawned jewellery to help with the costs of his participation in the Agnipareeksha selection process and later his entry into Bigg Boss. His sister said a pledge receipt was shown during the live session. The family placed the initial pledge on July 22 and described a renewal and additional funds on July 30.

That timeline is useful because it provides a specific explanation instead of a vague appeal for sympathy. It is still a family-provided account. The reporting describes the display of a receipt, but the document has not been independently authenticated for this article, and it should not be illustrated as if NOWLIVO possesses the original. The significant new fact is that the family publicly responded and supplied what it presented as supporting paperwork.

A phone purchase becomes another point of clarification

Shijin’s sister also responded to questions about a phone said to have been purchased for their mother. She explained that participants reaching the top 12 of Agnipareeksha had received ₹10,000 gift vouchers, and that Shijin’s voucher was used toward a handset costing a little more than ₹12,000. According to her, the family paid the balance. The claim was offered to counter suggestions that the purchase contradicted their financial explanation.

A modest purchase and a claim of financial difficulty can coexist, but the important editorial task is not to decide a family’s entire financial status from one item. The phone account is relevant because it was raised in the public debate and because a relative supplied a concrete response. It does not establish what Shijin earns today, how much money supporters may spend independently or what his eventual standing in the show will be.

Shijin’s route through Agnipareeksha is part of the story

Shijin entered the main Malayalam season through the Agnipareeksha selection programme, a route that has given commoner contestants an additional platform. His work as a dancer and content creator, his task performances and the way he speaks about personal difficulties have all been discussed during the season. The PR allegations attach to that visibility, but visibility alone does not demonstrate that a paid campaign is operating.

His family’s intervention is also distinct from the house argument over the alleged remark and apology. The earlier controversy involved what was said between contestants and what the host indicated had been checked on footage. The new dispute concerns outside claims about promotion and household finances. They involve the same contestant but have different evidence, participants and reader questions.

What the public response does and does not settle

The family has denied commissioning a PR team, offered an explanation of the jewellery pledge and described how the phone was purchased. Those are material developments that should be added to any current account of the allegations. They do not amount to an independent investigation of campaign spending, nor do they show that Rahul Easwar has withdrawn his earlier criticism. No such withdrawal is established in the reviewed report.

The next useful development would be a direct response from the people making the PR allegation, or additional independently checkable information about the specific claim. Until then, the story is a public accusation followed by a detailed family denial. That new response, rather than a recycled account of Shijin’s unrelated house dispute, is why the November 1 update deserves its own report.