
Ranveer Allahbadia breaks digital hiatus after ‘India’s Got Latent’ row, requests ‘one more chance’
The Hindu
Ranveer Allahbadia breaks his digital hiatus and promises to create content responsibly
Thanking the universe and his loved ones for the support, digital creator Ranveer Allahbadia broke his digital hiatus with a YouTube video and an Instagram post. Following his comments on stand-up comedian Samay Raina’s YouTube show India’s Got Latent, the 31-year-old was caught up in a public controversy spanning multiple States and government authorities, including a plea in the Supreme Court.
In the video, Allahbadia announced that his podcast, The Ranveer Show, will be back with ‘better quality’ and promised, “We will actually change the country through our content.” He also expressed his gratitude to his family, friends, and fans who supported him during the ordeal while noting, “Not a single person in the team resigned through this whole phase.”
The creator announced that his podcast is in the “restarting phase” and asked his subscribers for another chance, “Please make space for me in your heart. Give me one more chance. I love content creation a lot, I love podcasting a lot. Exploring the history and culture of our country is my passion. That’s what I am doing through my job.”
Highlighting his desire to create content more responsibly, he said, “So many people consider me a son, so many people consider me a brother, mainly sorry to all of them. In the next 10, 20, 30 years, as long as I create content, I will create content with more responsibility.”
He informed the viewers that he faced some mental health challenges during his hiatus and remarked that sadhana, meditation, and prayer helped him sail through the tough times.
The Supreme Court, while hearing an application filed by Allahbadia seeking a modification of a clause in a February 18 order of the top court, which had provided him interim protection from arrest in criminal cases registered in Maharashtra and Assam over his comments about parents and sex in the show ‘India Got Latent’ asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, to suggest “regulatory measures” to rein in the use of “filthy language” and “vulgarity” which passes off as humour in programmes telecast online.
Ranveer Allahbadia submitted a written apology to the National Commission for Women earlier this month for his remarks on Raina’s YouTube show.