Printed on: Sept 04, 2025 01:25 pm IST
Samay Raina, Balraj Ghai, and Rahool Kanal’s go to to Ganpati Bappa triggered reactions, recalling Rahool’s alleged involvement in vandalising The Habitat.
Comic Samay Raina and The Habitat Mumbai proprietor Balraj Singh Ghai made headlines on Wednesday after they have been noticed visiting Lalbaugcha Raja for Ganpati Bappa’s darshan, accompanied by Rahool Kanal, Yuva Normal Secretary of Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena. The trio’s look collectively has triggered reactions on-line, particularly attributable to Rahool’s alleged involvement within the vandalism of The Habitat earlier this yr.
Samay Raina seen with Rahool and Balraj
Paparazzi account Viral Bhayani shared a video the place Samay might be seen smiling and posing for photos with Balraj and Rahool. Web was fast to specific their shock. One commented, “Wasn’t he the identical man who had despatched goons into Habitat?” One other wrote, “What within the multiverse of insanity is @balrajghai hanging out with the man who broke Habitat?” Others known as it a “stunning alliance” and questioned the motive behind the surprising meetup.
Ashoke Pandit, President of the Indian Movie & Tv Administrators’ Affiliation, additionally commented on the video, “What a joke.”
The backlash traces again to an incident earlier this yr, when comic Kunal Kamra, acting at The Habitat, made a veiled dig at a political determine, reportedly calling them a “gaddar.” This provoked a livid response from members of Shinde’s Shiv Sena, allegedly led by Rahool Kanal, ensuing within the venue being vandalised. Kunal refused to apologise regardless of public calls for from the occasion.
Samay Raina’s newest present
In the meantime, 2025 hasn’t been straightforward for Samay Raina both. The comic confronted a number of FIRs over the language utilized in his present, India’s Received Expertise. Nevertheless, he bounced again strongly, just lately performing profitable exhibits in Mumbai. Just a few days in the past, he shared on Instagram: “Mumbai, I like you a lot. You have got given me the whole lot. Final two nights I carried out for 25,000 folks in my metropolis. I’m overwhelmed, grateful to each single one who got here out to see me. God has been form.”
