Overview
- Chahar posted on X urging outlets and interviewers to focus questions and coverage on her rather than her parents, saying her words were molded into attention‑seeking headlines.
- Cricketer Deepak Chahar backed his sister’s appeal with a public response, and the hashtag “Stop Defaming Malti” trended among supporters.
- The viral interview with Siddharth Kannan featured her first‑person recollection of parental conflict, restricted autonomy, and being boycotted by her father until she finished Class 12.
- She also described living with adenomyosis, reporting severe menstrual pain and frequent hospital visits during her adolescence.
- Reports reference her statement that her parents have lived separately for about 13 years and note that these details are based on her own account from the interview.