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Ranveer Allahbadia appeared on the latest episode of Samay Raina’s show India’s Got Latent. The comments made by the YouTuber who goes by the name Beer Biceps sparked a massive outrage leading to multiple complaints being filed against him and the episode was eventually taken down. For the uninitiated, the YouTuber made incestuous remarks on parental intercourse which raised questions on breaching the limits of freedom of speech.
Several complaints were filed by various government bodies seeking action against Ranveer Allahbadia after his objectionable remarks on India’s Got Latent. Consequently, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had sought for the episode and the clips to be removed from the social media platform. Finally, YouTube has reportedly taken action in the matter.
YouTube has removed the controversial episode of Ranveer Allahabadia from Samay Raina’s show India’s Got Latent. According to information received from sources, YouTube has deleted the video from its platform after receiving a notice from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. At the same time, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Priyank Kanungo had also demanded the removal of the video. NHRC had also asked to respond to this within 3 days. Many politicians and celebrities from the entertainment world have also criticised Ranveer Allahbadia. The Chief Minister of Maharashtra had assured strict action be taken against the influencer.
Ranveer Allahbadia issues apology for lewd comments after losing subscribers and commercial deals
Influencer Ranveer Allahbadia has apologised for his controversial remark that led to many calling for a ban on his podcast and politicians, including Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and opposition leaders of the state, criticising him for exploiting freedom of speech. Allahbadia — who has over 600,000 followers on X, 4.5 million on Instagram and 10.5 million subscribers on his YouTube channel — became one of the trending topics on social media after his comment on Samay Raina’s YouTube reality show India’s Got Latent gained traction.
In an apology video on X on Monday, Allahbadia admitted that his comment was not only inappropriate, but also not funny. “Comedy is not my forte. Just here to say sorry,” the YouTuber, popularly known as BeerBiceps, said in the video. “Many of you asked if this is how I wish to use my platform. Obviously, this is not how I wish to use my platform. I am not going to give any context, justification or reasoning behind whatever happened. I am just here for an apology. I, personally, had a lapse in judgement. It wasn’t cool on my part.” The social media influencer, who has been criticised for setting a bad example for the youth who are his primary audience, said he doesn’t want to be the kind of person who takes responsibility lightly. “Family is the last thing that I would ever disrespect. Need to use this platform better and that’s been my learning from this whole experience. I promise to just get better. Have asked the makers of the video to remove the insensitive sections from the video and all I can say in the end is sorry. I hope you can forgive me as a human being,” he said. Maharashtra CM Fadnavis said though he hasn’t seen the clip in question, he cautioned people about the limits of freedom of speech.
(With inputs from PTI)
