Outrage over influencer Ranveer Allahbadia’s comment on parents and sex, he says ‘sorry’

Mumbai, Feb 10: Influencer Ranveer Allahbadia’s distasteful comment on parents and sex led to massive outrage across the spectrum on Monday, prompting the YouTuber with almost 16 million followers on social media platforms to apologise and say comedy is not his forte.

The flip remark intended for quick laughs raised hackles instead with politicians, including Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, activists, social media users and others calling for a ban and slamming him for being crass, vulgar and offensive. The comment was made on the YouTube reality show “India’s Got Latent” hosted by comedian Samay Raina, popular amongst some sections for its often offensive content.

Allahbadia, who has over 600,000 followers on X, 4.5 million on Instagram and 10.5 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, said the comment, which cannot be reproduced here, was a “lapse in judgement”. The 31-year-old, popularly known as Beer Biceps, also said he has asked the show creators to remove the controversial segment.