Samay Raina’s Gujarat exhibits cancelled, all movies of India’s Acquired Latent eliminated amid outrage over YouTube comment
Comic Samay Raina’s upcoming stand-up exhibits in Gujarat have been cancelled following outrage over remarks made by a panellist on his YouTube actuality present, India’s Acquired Latent. Based on the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), tickets for Raina’s April performances in Surat, Vadodara, and Ahmedabad have been taken down from ticketing platform BookMyShow.
The controversy erupted after a clip that includes social media influencer Ranveer Allahbadia, often known as BeerBiceps, went viral. Within the video, Allahbadia made feedback about mother and father and intercourse that triggered a backlash and led to police complaints in Mumbai and Guwahati.
VHP spokesperson Hitendrasinh Rajput mentioned, “It seems all these 4 exhibits have been cancelled attributable to public outrage in opposition to him in Gujarat. Although tickets for these exhibits have been out there until morning (of Wednesday) on BookMyShow, it appears they’ve been now taken down from the portal.”
Ashvin Patel, VHP regional secretary, additionally issued an announcement suggesting that the cancellations have been in response to public anger. “We’re grateful to the folks of Gujarat for exhibiting such alertness. I additionally ask organisers to chorus from organising occasions of such folks in Gujarat,” Patel mentioned.
Ranveer Allahbadia has since apologised for what he known as a “lapse in judgement,” however the controversy continues to accentuate.
Samay Raina pulls down ‘India’s Acquired Latent’ episodes
In his first public response, Raina introduced on Wednesday that he had eliminated all episodes of India’s Acquired Latent from his YouTube channel.
“Every thing that’s taking place has been an excessive amount of for me to deal with. I’ve eliminated all India’s Acquired Latent movies from my channel. My solely goal was to make folks snort and have a very good time. I’ll absolutely cooperate with all businesses to make sure their inquiries are concluded pretty. Thanks,” Raina posted on X (previously Twitter).
The federal government had earlier directed YouTube to take down the controversial episode on Tuesday. Launched in June 2024, India’s Acquired Latent had aired 18 episodes earlier than its elimination.
(With PTI inputs)
