 "'India's Got Latent' fame Samay Raina apologizes to disabled people after Supreme Court's order: 'Today is my birthday and instead of celebrating...'")
It has been a tough year for ‘India’s Got Latent’ fame Samay Raina. His show landed in major trouble right at the beginning of the year for a barrage of insensitive jokes and jibes. The comedian has now issued another apology for making jokes on disabled people after orders from the Supreme Court.
Raina’s official statement read- “Today is my birthday and instead of celebrating just myself, I want to use this day — the most special day of the year for me—to apologize to the people with disabilities.”
The comedian added, “We, Samay Raina, Vipul Goyal, Sonali Thakkar, Nishant Tanwar, Balraj Ghai, deeply regret the pain caused due to our show. Going forward, we will be more mindful and do our best to spread awareness about the challenges faced by the community. Your strength inspires us to grow. With respect and gratitude, Samay, Vipul Goyal, Balraj Ghai, Sonali Thakkar, Nishant Tanwar.”
Samay Raina said earlier this year he had removed all episodes of “India’s Got Latent” from his YouTube channel, days after the show landed in a controversy over a remark by influencer Ranveer Allahbadia.
In his first response since the controversy erupted earlier this week, Raina said he will fully cooperate with all the investigating agencies in their probe.
“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,” Raina, 27, posted on X.
Samay Raina summoned by Supreme Court
The other stand up comedians that were summoned were Nishant Jagdish Tanwar, Sonali Thakar, Vipul Goyal and Balraj Paramjeet Singh Ghai, along with Raina for mocking disabled people.