Chandigarh, November 4
Coincidentally, controversial social media “influencer” Elvish Yadav appeared on the reality show Bigg Boss the day he was accused of illegally selling snake venom. He was there on Friday evening’s ‘Weekend ka Vaar’ hosted by Salman Khan, who he had once roasted mercilessly, with Bigg Boss OTT 2 runner-up Manisha Rani to promote their new song.
Yadav, whose real name is Siddharth, was the winner of Bigg Boss OTT 2.
When he roasted Salman Khan
In 2019, Yadav also “roasted” Salman Khan, rather mercilessly.
“The whole Bollywood industry is afraid of Salman Khan, nobody came in support when he finished Vivek Oberoi’s career. He has only launched women in the industry. He helps the needy and also runs his car over them. He has a hit-and-run and blackbuck case on his head and is still roaming freely. He also helps other criminals like Sooraj Pancholi,” reports quoted Yadav as saying.
He also claimed that he was offered Bigg Boss in 2019 but refused it despite clearing the audition round.
He has also roasted fellow vlogger Aashika Bhatia, weight shaming her, and another fellow YouTuber Dhruv Rathee.
Yadav and Maneka Gandhi
Yadav has reacted furiously to the charges against him by senior BJP leader Maneka Gandhi.
Seeking his immediate arrest, Gandhi yesterday told media that Yadav was involved in the illegal sale of snake venom.
She said her NGO People for Animals (PFA) was keeping a watch on Yadav for as long as he used snakes in his YouTube videos.
Retaliating, Yadav sought an apology saying he was shocked to see people on “such (senior) posts make such accusations. “Madam should also be prepared to apologise,” he said.
In another post he wondered whether this was how one got a Lok Sabha ticket. “Aise Milte hai ticket Lok Sabha ki,” he said in an apparent jibe against Gandhi, currently the senior-most member of the Lok Sabha.
The BJP leader won her first Lok Sabha election in 1989 from Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh and was recently also entrusted to speak in the capacity at the inauguration of the new Parliament building.
The FIR has been lodged under the provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act and for criminal conspiracy following a complaint from Gaurav Gupta of the PFA against six people, including Yadav, for allegedly partying at a Noida banquet hall where snake venom was made available, police said.
