‘I wish the show had not included some jokes’: Actor Raghu Ram

Actor and TV personality Raghu Ram has spoken about the recent controversy surrounding podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia’s comments on comedian Samay Raina’s YouTube show ‘India’s Got Latent’.

Taking to his Instagram handle, he mentioned that he does not regret his appearance on ‘India’s Got Latent’; however, he pointed out that such jokes should not have been used on the show that “caused such hurt”

Without mentioning the name of Ranveer, he opened up on the entire backlash and shared, “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.”

He added that it is up to the makers to decide the content and he cannot tell or guide them about it, “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.”

Raghu said “sorry” if he had “actually caused hurt to anyone.”

“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 wrote.

Raghu Ram captioned the post with, “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.” (IANS)

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