Samay Raina & Ranveer Allahbadia’s India's Got Latent controversy: YouTube removes latest episode after government intervention, says, 'With obscene & perverse comments by...'

The latest episode of India’s Got Latent featuring Samay Raina, social media influencer Apoorva Mukhija, Ashish Chanchlani and Ranveer Allahbadia, which garnered severe criticism from audiences and netizens, has been removed from YouTube after a government directive.

Reportedly, the controversial segment was first edited out after Ranveer apologized for his remarks and urged makers to take it down. However, YouTube India removed the complete episode. Kanchan Gupta,Senior Advisor at the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting shared the news on X and wrote, “The ‘India Has Latent’ episode on @YouTube with obscene and perverse comments by Ranveer Allahbadia has been blocked following Government of India orders.”

The ‘India Has Latent’ episode on @YouTube with obscene and perverse comments by Ranveer Allahbadia has been blocked following Government of India orders. pic.twitter.com/Joaj5U9QBE

— Kanchan Gupta 🇮🇳 (@KanchanGupta) February 11, 2025

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Yesterday, Ranveer apologized for his remarks and said, “I shouldn’t have said what I said on India’s got latent. I’m sorry.” My comment wasn’t just inappropriate, it wasn’t even funny. Comedy is not my forte. I am just here to say sorry. Many of you have asked if this is how I want to use my platform. Obviously this is not how I wish to use it."

He added, “I am not here to give any context, justification or reasoning whatever happened. I am just here for an apology. I personally had a lapse in judgment, it wasn’t cool on my part. The podcast is watched by people of all ages. Don’t want to be the kind of person that takes that responsibility lightly. Family is the last thing I would ever disrespect.”

One user wrote- “You can’t carry a false image for long. Finally, people saw what kind of disgusting person Ranveer Allahbadia is. These individuals are idolized by many content creators, but deep down, they’re just a bunch of creeps who can promote anything from incest to pedophilia for views.”