Indira Radic: 'I Don't Understand the Argument'
The singer who once dated Goran Ratkovic Rale has commented for the first time on his feud with Ana Nikolic: 'Rale is a normal man, I don't see him that way at all.'
Singer Indira Radic spoke to reporters on August 23 at the Dragi Bravo festival on Usce, offering her first public comment on the feud that has surrounded Ana Nikolic, Goran Ratkovic Rale, Jelena Radanovic and Sloba Radanovic since early August. Her opinion carries particular weight because Indira once dated Rale, so people expected her to say more about him than an outsider would.
Radic arrived at the festival with her son and daughter in law, who also drew attention from the crowd. Her conversation with reporters was interrupted at one point by singer Emir Djulovic, who praised Indira and announced that the two of them would soon be working together.
In brief
- The singer spoke out about the feud involving Ana Nikolic, Rale and Jelena Radanovic
- She admitted she could never quite figure out what the argument was actually about
- On August 9, Rale said Ana was wrong
- 24sedam and Pink report her key sentence in two different wordings
What Indira Said About Rale and Ana
Asked what she thought of the feud, Radic did not mince words.
I don’t understand what that argument is even about. Rale says Ana is jealous; being jealous is to be expected, but if you’re pathologically jealous, your other half can’t breathe. Rale is a normal man, I don’t see him that way at all.
She said this to reporters at the Dragi Bravo festival. The outlet 24sedam published the quote on August 23 at 9:50 a.m., reporting it as “I don’t understand what that argument is about.” Pink reported the same sentence differently, as “I really don’t understand what that argument was about.” The message is the same, but the two outlets differ in the exact wording they attribute to the singer, so both versions appear here as each outlet recorded them.
On her own life, Indira kept it brief.
I never long for the past. What’s done is done, let’s move on. I’ve been sunbathing and resting this summer.
She also touched on the announced collaboration with Djulovic, whose performance had interrupted her conversation with reporters.
Emotion guides me through life. I respect Emir and who he is, he has his own stamp. He can sing anything.
What Rale Said on August 9
The feud involving Ana Nikolic, Rale, Jelena Radanovic and Sloba Radanovic has been running since early August. Goran Ratkovic Rale first spoke publicly about the situation on August 9, in a statement to “Kurir,” when he chose to side with the truth rather than with friendship or his partner.
If I side with Sloba and Jelena, it looks like I betrayed Ana. If I side with Ana, it looks like I betrayed my friends. Still, I have to stand behind the truth. Ana is wrong.
The composer also denied at the time that there was anything more than friendship between him and Jelena Radanovic, born out of his work with Sloba, and he publicly apologized to the couple for being dragged, as he put it, into a conflict that had nothing to do with them.
Indira Radic did not get directly involved in any of it, nor did she take a side in the dispute between Ana Nikolic and Rale. Her comment is, nonetheless, the first reaction from someone who shares a past with Rale, which is why it immediately drew attention at the festival where she performed. As the feud between Ana Nikolic and the Radanovic family continues to unfold, whether anyone else from their circle will speak out publicly, the way Indira did last night on Usce, is an open question.
