Mumbai/IBNS: In a jolt to Ranveer Allahbadia, the popular YouTuber and podcaster has lost thousands of followers on his social media handles in the wake of a massive controversy over his "sex with parents" remark on Samay Raina's comedy show India's Got Latent.

As per a report by NDTV, Ranveer who goes by the name of BeerBiceps on Instagram lost almost 50,000 followers as of February 11.

A separate report by The Print claimed BeerBiceps lost 72,000 followers on Instagram and another 70,000 on YouTube.

What is the controversy about?

During the latest episode of Samay Raina's show India's Got Latent, Ranveer asked a contestant about the size of his p***s and then asked him to suck his d**k.

Ranveer was heard saying in a viral video, "Would you rather watch your parents have sex every day for the rest of your life or join in once to make it stop forever?"

Social media influencer Apoorva Makhija, comedian Samay Raina and content creator Ashish Chanchlani, who were the co-panelists, were flabbergasted while they were laughing.

The remark has not only irked the social media users with several of them being his followers, an official complaint has been filed with the Mumbai Police Commissioner and Maharashtra Women's Commission against the podcaster.

Action against Ranveer Allahbadia

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has summoned YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, comedian Samay Raina and India's Got Latent producers on February 17 over alleged derogatory comments made in the show.

Taking exception to the comments, the NCW has said these violate the dignity and respect owed to every individual, particularly in a society that claims to uphold equality and mutual respect.

Besides Allahbadia and Raina, those summoned include social media influencer Apoorva Makhija and the show's producers, Tushar Poojari and Saurabh Bothra.

Maharashtra's cyber cell unit filed an FIR against Allahbadia and all the people involved from Episode 1 to 6 of India's Got Latent - including guests.

According to reports, 40 people have been named in the FIR.

The process of sending notices to each has started and everyone will be called to record their statements.

Three different groups and people had filed police complaints against Allahbadia in Maharashtra over his 'sex' remark.

Ranveer apologises

In a video message, Ranveer said, "My comment wasn't just inappropriate but was also not funny. Comedy is not my forte. I'm just here to say sorry... I am not going to give any context or justification or reasoning behind whatever happened. I am just offering an apology."

"I personally had a lapse in judgement, it wasn't cool on my part. The podcast is watched by people of all ages [so] I don't want to be the kind of person that takes that responsibility lightly," he added.