{"id":17803,"date":"2026-08-29T09:30:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T09:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17803"},"modified":"2026-08-29T09:30:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T09:30:57","slug":"samay-raina-in-soup-again-over-remarks-on-people-from-bihar-kashmiri-pandits-they-get-publicity-for-free-mumbai-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17803","title":{"rendered":"Samay Raina in soup again over remarks on people from Bihar, Kashmiri Pandits: &#8216;They get publicity for free&#8217; | Mumbai News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133608596,imgsize-65011,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/-.jpg\" alt=\"Samay Raina in soup again over remarks on people from Bihar, Kashmiri Pandits: 'They get publicity for free'\" title=\"Comedian Samay Raina released another episode of India's Got Latent, Season 2, on Friday.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Comedian Samay Raina released another episode of India's Got Latent, Season 2, on Friday.\">Comedian Samay Raina released another episode of India&#8217;s Got Latent, Season 2, on Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>MUMBAI: Comedian Samay Raina released another episode of India&#8217;s Got Latent, Season 2, on Friday, with parts of the show later circulating on social media.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>The episode has drawn attention over alleged remarks about people from <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bihar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bihar<\/a> and Kashmiri Pandits made during an interaction involving Raina and stand-up comedian Sharon Verma.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The exchange began when Samay introduced Sharon to the audience in his usual style, making a joke about her Bihar background. He said, \u201cShe is from Bihar. She is so Bihari; she thinks \u2018ebola\u2019 means someone said something.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Sharon responded with a joke targeting Samay\u2019s Kashmiri roots, telling him, \u201cSamay is so Kashmiri; he loves getting stoned.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Samay continued the banter, adding, \u201cSharon Verma is a Bihari who came to Mumbai in search of a job. <!-- -->Just Bihari things.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Sharon then said, \u201cAt least, I left my state by my choice.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bjp\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BJP<\/a> MLA Ram Kadam criticised the alleged remarks and said they were made for publicity.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>&#8220;There are certain forces in society that deliberately make controversial statements simply to gain publicity. Their sole objective is to become famous. We need to understand that the deities of Sanatan Hinduism and Kashmiri Pandits cannot be treated as subjects of ridicule.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>&#8220;Someone cannot deliberately do something offensive and then simply apologize afterwards. In the meantime, they get the publicity they wanted across the country for free,&#8221; he added further again.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The episode also featured actress and television personality <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/archana-puran-singh\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archana Puran Singh<\/a> and social media personality Orhan Awatramani, popularly known as Orry, on the panel.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>During the show, Raina also took a dig at <!-- -->Archana<!-- --> while speaking to a contestant.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>A contestant named AR Tiwari performed Bhojpuri shayari on the show. When Raina asked him what he did apart from shayari, the contestant said he also danced, vlogged and rapped.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>Raina then used the mention of vlogging to joke about Archana, who regularly shares family vlogs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>He told the contestant, &#8220;Did you say vlog? Vlogging doesn&#8217;t need talent&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/>Archana was quick to respond.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"45\"\/>Giving Raina a sharp comeback, she said, &#8220;gaaliyan dena talent hai (abusing is talent).&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/>Her response was met with cheers from the audience, while Raina did not immediately have a comeback.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"50\"\/>The latest episode comes amid renewed attention on <span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">India&#8217;s Got Latent<\/span>, with clips from the show frequently being shared and discussed on social media.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/mumbai\/samay-raina-in-soup-again-over-remarks-on-people-from-bihar-kashmiri-pandits-they-get-publicity-for-free\/articleshow\/133607906.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian Samay Raina released another episode of India&#8217;s Got Latent, Season 2, on Friday. MUMBAI: Comedian Samay Raina released another episode of India&#8217;s Got Latent, Season 2, on Friday, with parts of the show later circulating on social media.The episode has drawn attention over alleged remarks about people from Bihar and Kashmiri Pandits made during [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787995858_unnamed-file.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787995858_unnamed-file.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787995858_unnamed-file.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787995858_unnamed-file.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787995858_unnamed-file.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787995858_unnamed-file.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787995858_unnamed-file.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787995858_unnamed-file.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787995858_unnamed-file.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787995858_unnamed-file.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787995858_unnamed-file.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787995858_unnamed-file.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787995858_unnamed-file.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787995858_unnamed-file.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Comedian Samay Raina released another episode of India&#8217;s Got Latent, Season 2, on Friday. 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