'The bigger culprit here was…,' Gaurav Taneja RESPONDS to Kunal Kamra and Ranveer Allahbadia spat

YouTuber Gaurav Taneja, known as Flying Beast, responded to the India’s Got Latent controversy sparked by Kunal Kamra's criticism of Ranveer Allahbadia. Kamra's remarks followed Allahbadia's statement about his decade-long efforts being undermined by a single incident. The comedian attributed the comedy fraternity's struggles to a "stupid" joke, labeling Allahbadia a "contraceptive for creativity". Taneja, while concurring with Kamra's view, identified "desire" as the core issue. He stated, “Ranveer Allahbadia chased clout, so did Samay Raina”.

Gaurav Taneja reacts to Kunal Kamra’s comment about Ranveer Allahbadia

Sharing a screenshot of Allahbadia's post and Kamra's response, Taneja commented, While I agree with Kunal, I think the bigger culprit here was ‘desire’.

Taneja also highlighted that the controversy could have been prevented during the show's editing phase. He remarked, Samay must have watched that edit multiple times. There was no rush. And yet, he chose to let that stupid comment pass.

He further suggested the remark was likely intended to garner attention, stating, A spiritual guy making vulgar/offensive remarks, it’s almost guaranteed to grab attention. Ranveer chased clout and so did Samay. Best Wishes for both in the future.

Ranveer Allahbadia’s views about the controversy

Ranveer Allahbadia shared his reflections on X, previously known as Twitter, regarding the recent setback. He mentioned that a single incident had overshadowed the efforts he had invested over the past decade.

It took me and my team 10 years to build BeerBiceps and The Ranveer Show to where they were. And in one incident, a large part of it was shaken. When the team looked to me for next steps, I found myself going back to Sant Kabir’s doha: Dheere-dheere re mana, dheere sab kuch hoye; Maali seenche sau ghada, ritu aaye phal hoye, he said, before adding, A simple reminder that growth takes time, and so does rebuilding.

Kunal Kamra slammed Ranveer

Kamra responded, stating that the entire comedy fraternity suffered due to Allahbadia's joke. He wrote, 30+ artists including me were summoned by authorities for being on Latent. The whole comedy fraternity took a hit because of how stupid you’re. Shows were cancelled, Venues pulled out, Judgements made, the pathetic shadow of your stupidity still continues to make the lives of funny comedians difficult. You didn’t even care to understand that side.

The comedian added, Stop pretending to be the nice guy you’re not. Take your cheque’s, lower your gaze & be very ashamed. You’re a contraceptive for creativity, stop milking this & go back to what you do best which is being a hurdle for upward social change while FraudCasting & clout chasing.