Popular YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia is faced widespread condemnation on Monday as an ‘obscene’ joke went viral. The remarks were made during a recent episode of the Samay Raina-led India’s Got Latent show and have since prompted a police complaint against the influencer. Social media backlash has now taken a fresh turn after netizens realised that his unfortunate joke had also been ‘plagiarised’ from another show.
“Ranveer Allahbadia was aware of what he was going to say- it was a well prepared skit copied from an English show! It was not an accident or a slip of tongue! Don’t accept his apology because it was not a mistake! Watch!” fumed one user.
“Itna kaand krne ke baad ye pata chala ke ye bh churaya hua tha dusri jagah se,” wrote another while sharing a facepalming emoji.
A quick internet search reveals that the joke in question had been posted on YouTube by the OG Crew two weeks earlier. The clip unearthed by netizens features group members Sammy Walsh and Alan Fang laughing over the exact same joke cracked by Allahbadia.
Mumbai Police initiates inquiry
A Mumbai Police team was dispatched to the India’s Got Latent studio on Monday amid outrage over comments made by influencer Ranveer Allahbadia. A formal complaint has also been lodged against the YouTuber following his distasteful comments during a recent episode of the Samay Raina-led show.
The complaint was registered by a BJP functionary on Monday morning with both the Mumbai Commissioner and the Maharashtra Women’s Commission. It alleged that abusive language was used on the show and demanded strict legal action against the accused. The letter named Allahbadia as well as social media influencer Apoorva Makhija, comedian Samay Raina, and the organizers of ‘India’s Got Latent’. Officials said that an inquiry had been initiated into the matter but a case is yet to be registered.
