'Will ensure no recurrence': Samay Raina apologises for remarks made on now-deleted show India's Got Latent
Mumbai/IBNS: Expressing regret over a series of remarks made on his now-deleted web show "India's Got Latent", comedian Samay Raina on Monday promised to be more careful in ensuring that such incidents are not repeated, media reports said.
In a statement to the Maharashtra Cyber Cell, Raina, who received massive flak over a controversial remark by podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia on his show, "admitted his mistake" and "apologised for whatever happened during the show".
The comedian also said that "everything happened in a flow during the show and that he did not intend to say what he said", NDTV reported quoting sources.
He promised to be more careful and ensure that such incidents are not repeated.
The comedian also shared that the entire controversy surrounding his show has taken a toll on his mental health.
"He said that his Canada tour did not go well. He apologised and said he knew he was wrong," NDTV reported quoting a source.
Raina, who recently returned from abroad, appeared before the probe agency at its headquarters in Mahape, where he recorded his statement for over five hours. The agency had earlier summoned him several times in the case.
India's Got Latent controversy
A huge row broke out in February after Ranveer Allahbadia, popularly known as The BeerBiceps Guy, made crass remarks about parents and sex on Raina's show 'India's Got Latent'.
The remarks sparked massive outrage and a debate in Parliament, leading to multiple complaints against the social media personality.
The Supreme Court had dismissed a prosecution plea seeking to cancel Ranveer Allahbadia’s podcast, granting him permission to continue the show as long as it adheres to standards of morality and decency.
Allahbadia had been barred from airing any show since February 18, when the Supreme Court, while granting him interim protection from arrest, prohibited him from broadcasting content in light of multiple FIRs lodged against him in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Assam.
The FIRs were filed following his controversial remarks on the now-deleted 'India's Got Latent' show.
Samay Raina was also summoned in connection with the controversy.
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