Samay Raina Cancels India Tour After Third Summon From Maharashtra Cyber Cell

Stand-up comedian Samay Raina has shared an important update regarding his upcoming shows in India amid the ongoing controversy surrounding India's Got Latent. Samay, who had initially scheduled performances across multiple cities, has canceled all his shows, despite tickets being sold out through advance booking.

Samay Raina Cancels India Tour:

Taking to his Instagram stories, he made an announcement, he wrote, "Hello guys, I'm rescheduling my India Tour. You will get the refunds shortly, see you soon."

Samay Raina landed himself in trouble after a panelist on an episode of his show 'India's Got Latent', Ranveer Allahbadia, made comments about parents and sex.

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About the Controversy:

After the controversial episode was released on YouTube, multiple police complaints were filed against Ranveer Allahbadia, Samay Raina, content creator Apoorva Mukhija and several others who had appeared on the show.

Later, Ranveer issued an apology via a video statement. Samay also deleted all India's Got Latent episodes from YouTube. "Everything that is happening has been too much for me to handle. I have removed all India's Got Latent videos from my channel. 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," he said.

For unversed, the Supreme Court allowed Ranveer Allahbadia to resume airing his podcast, 'The Ranveer Show' albeit with a few conditions. The top court, while extending protection from arrest to Allahbadia, asked him to maintain 'decency' on his show.

Ranveer Granted Protection from Arrest:

With this order, Allahbadia, who is facing charges in Maharashtra and Assam, has also been granted protection from arrest until further orders from the apex court.

SC directed Allahbadia to join the probe against him in Guwahati. Allahbadia had requested the Supreme Court to allow him to air his shows on social media amid the top court's restrictions. "Only source of livelihood," Allahbadia had said in his request to SC.

However, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that Allahbadia should be asked to 'remain silent'. "Let him remain silent for some time," SG Mehta was quoted as saying in the top court.