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Supreme Court Adds Samay Raina to Disability Remarks Case

The court expressed deep concern over jokes mocking disabled individuals and an infant with SMA, as content regulation debates intensify.

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The court pointed out that the jokes in question were made in poor taste and reflected a wider issue concerning the portrayal of vulnerable communities.
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Overview

  • The Supreme Court has formally impleaded comedian Samay Raina in the ongoing case against Ranveer Allahbadia for allegedly insensitive content on their YouTube show 'India's Got Latent.'
  • Raina's remarks mocked blind individuals and a two-month-old infant requiring a ₹16 crore life-saving injection for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
  • Justice Surya Kant called the allegations deeply disturbing and directed that measures be suggested to address such content issues.
  • The Cure SMA Foundation of India filed an intervention, urging the court to consider the exorbitant cost of SMA treatments like Zolgensma, priced at ₹16 crore.
  • Both Raina and Allahbadia recently recorded statements with the Maharashtra Cyber Cell in connection with the case.