Stand-up comedian Pranit More, who has been at the center of a massive social media storm, has finally broken his silence regarding the ongoing controversy. More is currently facing intense public backlash and a formal FIR registered by the Maharashtra Cyber Police over a highly controversial “ ₹370 biryani” remark made during one of his recent shows. Taking to his official Instagram account, the comic uploaded a detailed video message to address the situation for the very first time. In his public apology, More expressed deep regret over how the event unfolded, admitting that he should have intervened and stopped Himanshu Jangra the moment the problematic remark was uttered.
Addressing his followers directly, More began the video by explaining that he had been wanting to speak out about the issue for quite some time. However, he noted that he was previously unable to do so because his Instagram account was temporarily suspended.
He then addressed the root of the controversy, acknowledging that the public had widely seen the viral crowd-work video that triggered the intense wave of online backlash against him and added, “Mujhe aisa lagta hai ki ye hate main deserve bhi karta hun [I feel that I deserve this hate].”
More admitted that Jangra’s remarks on his show were derogatory. He explained that, at that moment, seeing the crowd laugh at the comments, he got carried away and experienced a “lapse in judgement”.
He acknowledged it was a major mistake on his part, confessing that he failed to step in, stop Jangra, or speak out against the statement. “I gave him a platform, which caused things to escalate so much.”
He then apologised to everyone who was hurt by the incident. Addressing the ongoing legal proceedings against him, he noted that he was fully cooperating with the authorities.
He then urged his viewers to give him a chance and vowed to be a “better insaan”. He went on to say that it was also a lesson for him to improve and create better content.
