Ongoing India’s Got Latent controversy including Samay Raina, Ranveer Allahbadia, Apporva Mukhija and more is getting intensified day by day. Though FIRs have been filed, the guests are being summoned, public outrage has reached a level where the panelists are receiving death threats. Amid all this, several public figures have come in support of Ranveer Allahbadia and Samay Raina. The recent one to join the bandwagon is popular lyricist and singer Swanand Kirkire.
Weighing on the matter Swanand mentioned that since apologies have already been made, it is time they are forgiven.
“A certain decorum should be maintained. What actually happened is that cameras became a part of our lives, and we didn’t even realise the difference between conversations meant for friends and those meant for family. Now, they should be forgiven; apologies have already been made,” he said during his appearance at the Sahitya Aaj Tak 2025
“There are many things in this country and the world that should never have been said, yet they were, and they were wrong. Our country has given them the punishment they deserved, and they have even apologised with tears,” continued the lyricist.
He further talked about his take on comedy and shared that the genre is more than mere roasting or humiliating someone. “If someone is roasting others just to gain fame, and another person agrees to be roasted for the same reason, it doesn’t make either act right. Both are wrong,” Swanand shared.
He added that the content creators just act responsibly so that there wouldn’t be a need for the law to regulate and control comedy material. “Otherwise, it will become a reason for legal restrictions, and once that happens, many voices will be silenced,” he quoted.
Ranveer Allahabadia’s Row
Ranveer Allahabadia’s controversial ‘Would you rather’ question sparked huge fury amid the audience. Following his provocative remark, on February 11, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Guwahati Police had registered an FIR against Allahbadia, Samay Raina, Ashish Chanchlani, Jaspreet Singh, Apoorva Makhija, and others. The charges were made for promoting obscenity and engaging in sexually explicit and vulgar discussions.
