As controversy grows over influencer’s remarks, NHRC asks YouTube to remove episode

As controversy snowballed over influencer Ranveer Allahbadia allegedly offensive remarks made during an online reality show, a NHRC member on Monday shot a letter to YouTube saying it has “taken cognisance” of the issue and asked to take an “urgent action” and remove that episode from the popular platform.

Priyank Kanoongo, a member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in his letter said the rights panel has received a complaint from wherein it has been alleged that a YouTube show titled ‘India’s Got Latent’, hosted by Samay Raina, contains highly objectionable, inappropriate and obscene remarks against the Indian society.