India's Got Latent Controversy: Samay Raina's Gujarat Show Canceled, VHP Secretary Says 'Refrain Such People'

Samay Raina Cancels Gujarat Show: Samay Raina has been the subject of intense criticism since the launch of the latest episode of Samay Raina. Ranveer Allahbadia aka BeerBiceps, made comments during the episode that were unsettling, including a phrase about "watching parents have s*x." This episode was extremely uncomfortable for many viewers and the backlash was intense, garnering a major online boycott. Some leading lights, including Mika Singh, took issue with Samay Raina and the guests on social media. Samay Raina has backed off in response to the controversy, deleting every India's Got Latent episode on his platform. Now, in the wake of the furore, some of Samay's shows are now facing cancellation. Let's have a close look at the unfolding situation.

Samay Raina's Gujarat Show Canceled

After the controversy took a heated turn, Samay Raina reportedly canceled his Gujarat shows. VHP, Vishva Hindu Parishad, spokesperson Hitendra Singh Rajpur said, "It appears all these four shows have been cancelled due to public outrage against him in Gujarat. Though tickets for these shows were available till morning (of Wednesday) on BookMyShow, it seems they have been now taken down from the portal (sic), as per HT's report."

VHP regional secretary Ashvin Patel further claimed that the organisers decided to cancel Samay Raina's shows because of the recent controversies around India's Got Latent. The regional secretary said that Gujarat should refrain from organizing shows for such people. He stated, "In view of the anger among people, it appears organisers have cancelled Samay Raina's upcoming shows in Gujarat. We are thankful to the people of Gujarat for showing such alertness. I also ask organisers to refrain from organising events of such people in Gujarat (sic)."

Samay Raina recently took to X and Instagram to announce that he is deleting all of India's Got Latent episodes because of the controversies. He wrote, "My only objective was to make people laugh and have a good time. I will fully cooperate with all agencies to ensure their inquiries are concluded fairly. Thank you. 🙏 (sic)."