# Dayanand Shetty says internal politics pulled CID off air, Lata Mangeshkar fought for them 2026-08-24T04:27:42+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets CID actor Dayanand Shetty, who played Senior Inspector Daya, said the show was taken off air in 2018 due to 'internal politics' after the channel wanted to replace its producers and the cast resisted. Speaking on Siddharth Kannan's podcast, Shetty revealed the actors had worked for 21 years without signed contracts, relying on verbal agreements with the production house, something that surprised the channel when it asked for paperwork in 2016. Shetty also recalled that legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar was a devoted fan who fought to save the show, calling Sony's offices in India and the US to protest when the show ended. CID originally aired from 1998 to 2018, returned with a new season on December 21, 2024, and began streaming on Netflix from February 21, 2025. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The two sources present near-identical accounts of Dayanand Shetty's podcast interview, both attributing CID's original 2018 exit to 'internal politics' over a channel-producer conflict and both highlighting Lata Mangeshkar's intervention. Hindustan Times leads with Mangeshkar's colourful protest (abusing Sony America) as the reveal, while ABP Live sandwiches it between the contract dispute and the revival timeline. Neither source offers any comment from Sony or the producers, leaving Shetty's account unopposed. The uniform straight reporting means there is no editorial spin to parse, the story is a celebrity interview reported verbatim. The bigger implication is the power dynamic it exposes: actors who worked 21 years without contracts, reliant on trust, and a singer using her star power to try to override a corporate decision. Watch whether Sony responds or whether Shetty's version becomes the official narrative for the show's history. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Leads with Lata Mangeshkar's graphic protest as headline hook, frames the contract dispute neutrally - news.abplive.com (neutral report) Adds FAQ and quick-read boxes, reports Shetty's claims without editorialising or opposition comment This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-24T07:31:33+00:00. Tags: CID, Dayanand Shetty, Lata Mangeshkar, Sony Entertainment Television Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/daya-says-cid-went-off-air-over-internal-politics-lata-mangeshkar-fought-for-cast/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/daya-says-cid-went-off-air-over-internal-politics-lata-mangeshkar-fought-for-cast/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/