Elvish Yadav, Rajat Dalal, and Chum Darang have been in the news for the past few days. A couple of weeks ago, in his podcast with Rajat, Elvish had taken a dig at Karan Veer Mehra by stating that how can he like someone like Chum and what has happened to his taste. He had also spoken about Chum starring in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi.
His statement had not gone down well with people and on social media natizens were slamming Elvish and Rajat. Recently, National Commision for Women had summoned Elvish over his racist remark on Chum.
Now, Elvish has shared a statement on X claiming that a false narrative is being created. He wrote, “A statement from my podcast is being taken out of context and presented in a misleading way. There was never any intention to target or insult anyone.I have always believed in respect and inclusivity, and those who know me understand that I have nothing but love for everyone. It’s unfortunate that a false narrative is being created, completely misrepresenting my words.”
“This whole issue is based on false allegations of racism, which is simply not true. To avoid further misinterpretation, the statement was removed from the podcast, and I also addressed the clarification in my next vlog. I have always stood for positivity and inclusivity and will continue to do so,” he added.
Post the podcast was released, and the part about Chum was removed, the actress reacted to it after many days.
She shared a note on his Instagram story which read, "Disrespecting someone’s identity & name is not ‘fun.’ Mocking someone’s achievements is not ‘banter.’ It’s time we draw the line between humor and hate. What’s even more disappointing is that this wasn’t just about my ethnicity—my hard work and a film backed by a visionary like Sanjay Leela Bhansali were also disrespected."
