'Too Much To Handle': Panicked Samay Raina Removes India's Got Latent From YouTube But No Apology Yet

Samay Raina has finally broken his silence on the ongoing controversy around Ranveer Allahbadia's lewd remark on India's Got Latent. Taking to his social media handle, he penned a long note where the comedian stated that he had deleted all the videos of the show from his personal YouTube channel. However, this has backfired with netizens bashing him for not apologising. For the unversed, Samay's statement seems more like a panicked move as he, along with Ranveer Allahbadia, Apoorva Mukhija and Ashish Chanchlani, was summoned for questioning related to the remark on his show. 

What did Samay Raina say in his statement?

"Everything that is happening has been too much for me to handle. I have removed all India's Got Latent videos from my channel. My only objective was to make people laugh and have a good time. I will fully cooperate with all agencies to ensure their inquiries are concluded fairly. Thank you," he wrote on X.  

When we checked his YouTube channel his words stand true. Check out a screengrab below:

Netizens slam Comedian Samay Raina for not apologising

Samay Raina may have addressed the ongoing controversy, but his statement nowhere mentions that he is sorry for what happened due to the recent episode of his show India's Got Latent. On noticing the same, netizens have bashed the comedian and said, “Ehsaan kar rahe ho kya delete karke". While many have commented, “Still no apology," a user took out an excerpt from his statement “My objective was to make people laugh” and wrote, “Your objective is to make people laugh by promoting vulgar comedy? If so, please delete your channel. There is a limit to everything and you must be held accountable if you cross that limit.” 

Another wrote, “Making people laugh and talking about vulgar things on the show is entirely different... Tumhare parents ka toh pata nahi lekin doosro ki baare me bhi soch lo…” A user wrote, “Make people laugh by this kind of content? Insane.. mumma papa hasse yeh content dekh ke??” A user wrote, "What kind of tweet it is ?? Are you ashamed of ur work ? If yes than why not apologise till yet? If not then why are u removing all stuff. 
By the way, I haven't seen ur work till yet and now not interested too."

While Samay is in Seattle, Mumbai Police recorded the statements of Apoorva Mukhija and Ashish Chanchlani, who served as a guest at the show.

Apoorva Mukhija and Ashish Chanchlani told police that India's Got Latent is not scripted

A police officer informed that social media influencer Apoorva Mukhija and YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani have said in their statement that India's Got Latent is not scripted. “In the show, the judges and the participants are told to talk openly. In the comedy show, hosted by Samay Raina, no payment is made to the judges. However, the judges have the freedom to post the content of the show on their social media. To participate in this show as a spectator, one has to buy tickets. The money that comes from the ticket sales is given to the winner of the show,” per Mumbai Police.