Ranveer Allahbadia conducted an ‘Ask Me Anything’ session on his Instagram handle on Wednesday night when he answered several questions about the India’s Got Latent controversy. When one of the users asked if he was still in touch with Samay Raina, Ranveer revealed that they had become closer friends after the incident. He also expressed support to Ashish Chanchlani and Apoorva Mukhija aka The Rebel Kid.
“Samay will be back. All of us have gotten closer after the events. Stand by each other in good times as well as in bad times. My brother is (already) a media legend. God is watching over all of us. Just wanna say, love you Ashish Chanchlani & The Rebel Kid as well. Picture abhi baaki hai," Ranveer wrote.
This comes days after Ranveer made his comeback with his podcasts after the India’s Got Latent controversy. Earlier this year, Allahbadia was embroiled in controversy after an episode of India’s Got Latent, where he posed an offensive question to a contestant: “Would you rather watch your parents have sex every day for the rest of your life or join in once to make it stop forever?" Though the panel, including Apoorva Mukhija and Ashish Chanchlani, laughed off the comment, it triggered massive backlash online and led to multiple FIRs against Ranveer and the show’s makers.
The controversy escalated when the National Commission for Women (NCW) stepped in, and Ranveer was forced to submit a written apology. The Supreme Court later granted him interim protection from arrest but called his remarks “vulgar" and accused him of having a “dirty mind" that shamed society.
Making his comeback recently, Ranveer addressed “dear India" in a video statement and urged everyone to give him “another chance". “We will improve our podcast quality, and like every week, 4 episodes will come, focusing on India’s rich history, culture, and personal growth topics," he said.
Source: News18
