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SC asks Samay Raina & 4 Other Comedians to Apologize for Insensitive Jokes on Persons with Disabilities
The Daily Guardian
|August 26, 2025
While stressing that free speech and comedy are valued, the court cautioned against humor that humiliates vulnerable groups. "Humor is part of life. We laugh at ourselves. But when it breaches sensibilities at a community level, it becomes problematic," Justice Bagchi said.
The Supreme Court on Monday directed 5 popular stand-up comedians, including Samay Raina, to publicly apologize for making insensitive remarks about persons with disabilities.
The court asked that the apology be posted on their YouTube channels and other social media platforms.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a petition filed by the SMA Cure Foundation, represented by senior advocate Aparajita Singh. The NGO flagged jokes by Raina, Vipul Goyal, Balraj Paramjeet Singh Ghai, Sonali Thakkar (Sonali Aditya Desai), and Nishant Jagdish Tanwar, calling them offensive and seeking guidelines to prevent ridicule of PwDs in entertainment content.
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