A recent episode of India’s Got Latent, one of India’s biggest digital shows, has stirred a nationwide debate after host Ranveer Allahbadia (known as BeerBiceps) made comments that many found inappropriate. Within hours, the incident snowballed from social media discussions to legal complaints, drawing reactions from across the spectrum of Indian society.

Let’s look at how different voices responded to the situation:

Nikhil Taneja, the co-founder of We Are Yuvaa, expressed concern about the rapid escalation, “We have become a Banana Republic,” he remarked, questioning why police cases were filed in both Mumbai and Guwahati over a distasteful joke.

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