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The NCW summoned YouTuber Elvish Yadav for alleged racist remarks against actress Chum Darang, mocking her name and ethnicity. Darang condemned his harmful comments.
Elvish Yadav had made ‘racist’ comments on Bigg Boss 18’s Chum Darang. File Image/Instagram
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken cognizance of the alleged racist remarks made by YouTuber and influencer Elvish Yadav against actress and Bigg Boss 18 fame Chum Darang. The NCW has issued summons to Yadav, asking him to appear on February 17.
The controversy erupted when Elvish Yadav, during his podcast, made derogatory comments about Chum Darang. He mocked her name and ethnicity, leaving everyone angry and shocked. Elvish also disparaged her association with the film Gangubai Kathiawadi, making inappropriate jokes about her.
“Karan Veer ko pakka COVID tha kyunki Chum kisko pasand aati hai bhai, itna taste kiska kharab hota hai! Aur Chum ke toh naam mein hi ashleelta hai… Naam Chum aur kaam Gangubai Kathiawadi mein kiya hai,” Elvish had said. These comments were met with outrage on social media.
Chum Darang later reacted strongly to the remarks, condemning Yadav’s behaviour. In a statement, she highlighted the harm caused by such comments and expressed her disappointment. She emphasised that Elvish’s remarks crossed the line between humour and hate, adding that the insults targeted not just her ethnicity but also the hard work she has put into her career.
“Disrespecting someone’s identity and 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,” she wrote in a scathing post.
In his vlog, Elvish Yadav said that he checked social media and saw that people were accusing him of making ‘racist remarks’. “Toh maine kholke dekha maine kahi kya racist remarks pass kare hain? Maine Chum ke upar kuch bol rakha tha. Waise maine kaha maine bola ya nahi, hatao, mujhe negativity chahiye hi nahi. Agar maan lo kisiko kharab lag raha hai mere bolne se, toh bhai, wo part maine remove kar diya. (So, I opened it up to see if I had said any racist remarks. I had said something about Chum. I don’t care whether I said it or not, I removed it. I don’t want any negativity. If anyone felt bad because of what I said, then brother, I have removed that part).”
