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Social media influencer and actress Apoorva Makhija's name has been removed from IIFA's list of promoters, sources said on Friday.
Social media influencer and actress Apoorva Makhija's name has been removed from IIFA's list of promoters, sources said on Friday, adding she is "no more officially included in the list" of individuals previously picked. IIFA 2025 will be organized in Jaipur on March 8-9 this year. However, on Friday, IIFA officials confirmed that her name has been removed from the list of IIFA promoters, following the massive controversy over podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia's remarks on 'India's Got Latent'. She was also a part of the team of panelists.
On Thursday, a legal complaint was filed against popular YouTubers like Samay Raina, Ranveer Allahabadia, Ashish Chanchlani, and Apoorva Mukhija in Kota over the alleged use of offensive remarks about parents in their comedy show 'India's Got Latent'.The complaint is lodged by a group of lawyers at Nayapura police station, claims suggest that the show promotes vulgarity under the name of comedy, which they argue is an attack on India's social and moral values. The complainants, including lawyers Ritesh Gurjar, Hemlata Sharma, Yash Kumar Nagar, Vishwas Shaktawat, Arvind Rathore, and Rukhsar Syed, emphasized that such content negatively influences society, particularly the youth, and erodes traditional values.
The controversy erupted after Allahbadia made remarks during an episode of India's Got Latent, a reality show that featured comedians and influencers as judges and participants. The comments, deemed offensive by many, led to widespread outrage and multiple complaints across the country. Assam Police also registered a case under sections related to breaking rules and public morality.
Allahbadia, Raina, and others, including Ashish Chanchlani, Jaspreet Singh, and Apoorva Makhija have been named in the case filed based on a complaint. Apoorva is a social media influencer who gained fame for her skits and reels on Instagram during the COVID-19 pandemic. She appeared as a guest panelist on the latest episode of 'India's Got Latent', where she got engaged in an intense exchange of words with a contestant. Apoorva appeared as a guest panelist on the show alongside Ranveer Allahbadia, Ashish Chanchlani, Jaspreet Singh, and host Samay Raina.