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The National Commission for Women has taken strict cognizance of the Latent show controversy | Image: Republic
India’s Got Latent Controversy: Samay Raina is caught up in a controversy over the latest episode of India’s Got Latent which blew up on the internet on Monday over some derogatory and vulgar comments passed by the panelists on the show. The National Commission for Women has taken serious note of the offensive remarks made by content creators such as Ranveer Allahabadia, Samay, Apoorva Mukhija, Jaspreet Singh and Ashish Chanchlani, as well as the show’s producers, Tushar Poojari and Saurabh Bothra and summoned them for questioning.
Samay had requested a delayed appearance before the authorities in the matter due to his ongoing US and Canada tour, but his request has been denied. Apoorva and Ashish, have meanwhile, recorded their statements with the police.
Samay On IGL Controversy: In the aftermath of the backlash over obscene comments on the latest episode of India’s Got Latent, Samay said he has removed all episodes of the parody show from YouTube. However, many pointed out that he did not apologise in his statement. Reportedly, Samay’s upcoming shows in Ahmedabad and Surat have been canceled. In his first response since the controversy erupted earlier this week, the Comistaan 2 winner said he will fully cooperate with all the investigating agencies in their probe.
Samay rose to prominence after winning the second season of Comicstaan in 2019. He currently has six million followers on Instagram and 7.45 million on YouTube.
