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Samay Raina donates Rs 10 lakh for Assam floods, CM Sarma says thanks
Stand-up comedian Samay Raina has donated Rs 10 lakh to the Assam Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for flood relief. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked him publicly, sharing the transaction details on…
The Story in Brief
Stand-up comedian Samay Raina has donated Rs 10 lakh to the Assam Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for flood relief. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked him publicly, sharing the transaction details on X. Around 1.55 lakh people remain affected across 13 districts.
Raina’s donation follows a controversial episode. In February 2025, Assam Police registered a case against Raina, Ranveer Allahbadia and others over content on the YouTube show ‘India’s Got Latent’. CM Sarma had disclosed details of that case earlier. Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan donated Rs 1 crore to the same fund last week, and Salman Khan’s Being Human has been coordinating relief in worst-hit areas.
The Indian Opinion
Samay Raina’s donation to Assam comes just months after the state police named him in a case over the ‘India’s Got Latent’ episode. Some will call this gesture an olive branch, others a calculated move to mend fences. Either way, the money helps flood-hit families, and that is what matters. The test is not why he gave, but whether other creators who were part of that controversy follow suit. Actions, after all, speak louder than summonses.
Source: timesnownews.com
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