Ranveer Allahbadia controversy: In fresh trouble for Ranveer Allahbadia, YouTuber Apoorva Makhija and Samay Raina, Mumbai Police filed another FIR against the content creators, NDTV reported on Wednesday. The FIR, filed in connection with India's Got Latent controversy, claimed that Allahbadia's comments “degraded the Indian family system, hurt religious feelings.”
Ranveer Allahbadia is facing a backlash over his inappropriate questions asked to one of the contestants related to sex and parents in one of the India's Got Latent's episodes.
In the controversial episode, Allahbadia was joined by comedian Samay Raina, Ashish Chanchlani, and other guests.
Complainant Sanmati Pandey claimed that Ranveer Allahbadia's comments had hurt religious sentiments and beliefs, NDTV reported.
In another clip from the episode, YouTuber Apoorva Mukhija allegedly discussed about food preferences of the people of Arunachal Pradesh.
"People of Arunachal Pradesh eat dog meat even though I have never tasted it. I know because my friends eat it. They even eat their pets at times," the complaint quoted Mukhija as saying. It stated that such remarks can affect peace in the Northeastern state.
Few weeks ago, an FIR was filed against India's Got Latent contestant Jessy Nabam in Arunachal Pradesh. According to a Hindustan Times report, an FIR was filed by an Arunachal Pradesh resident Armaan Ram Welly Bakha against Nabam on January 31. The complaint accused Nabam of making derogatory remarks against the indigenous people of Arunachal Pradesh.
Ranveer Allahbadia is already facing multiple police complaints from Assam, Maharashtra, UP, and other states over his controversial remark. The actor is facing backlash from several celebrities and politicians.
Ranveer Allahbadia apologised for his comments after facing huge backlash. The content creator is facing multiple police complaints in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Assam over the controversy.
Amid massive controversy over the Allahbadia's comments, the YouTube video of the concerning episode of India's Got Latent has been removed. In another development, the Standing Committee on Information Technolgy is likely to summon Ranveer Allahbadia over his offensive remarks after some Members of Parliament raised the issue.
As the controversy surrounding Ranveer Allahbadia and his comments on India's Got Talent show is unlikely to end soon, show host Samay Raina has cancelled his stand-up comedy shows in Gujarat
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