Actor and TV personality Raghu Ram, who was recently questioned by the Maharashtra Cyber Police amid a probe into Ranveer Allahbadia’s controversial remarks on Samay Raina’s India’s Got Latent, has issued his first statement, stating that he does not regret being a part of Latent, however, he wished that some joked on the show could have been avoided.
Taking to his social media, Raghu Ram said:, “I do not regret being part of IGL. I wish the show had not included some jokes that caused such hurt. Sensibilities of a paying audience in a show can differ from a larger youtube audience. I might have kept some jokes out of the episode, but I am nobody to tell Samay or the makers what jokes to keep and which, if any, words to beep.”
“It is their call, and I’m sure they don’t take that responsibility lightly. Freedom of speech is meaningless without the freedom to offend. Offence is often taken even when none is intended.”
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Further, issuing an apology, Raghu added: “But of course, I am sorry if I have actually caused hurt to anyone. Comedians push boundaries, call out society and speak truth to power while entertaining. But no comedian sets out to hurt sentiments. And they would be the first to apologise if they did. I do hope society maintains a proper perspective on the scale of this issue compared to others that need more outrage.”
He captioned the post, “The news seems to have its own way of reporting the ongoing IGL investigation. Statements I have made are being spun to make it sound different. Since their version is out, I’d like to put out mine as well.”
About India’s Got Latent controversy
It all started after Ranveer Allahbadia asked a contestant, “Would you rather watch your parents have sex or join in once and stop it forever?” The episode also featured content creators like Ashish Chanchlani, Jaspreet Singh and Apoorva Mukhija aka The Rebel Kid.
