Jasleen Singh, wife of comedian and Flagrant co-host Akaash Singh, recently appeared on a podcast to address the viral controversy that swept social media. In the conversation, she spoke plainly about who she believes was behind the coordinated campaign against her and what she thinks of the Flagrant fan base.
On the fanbase, Jasleen drew a clear line between her husband’s comedy audience and the podcast listenership: “His comedy fans are not like that. It’s more the podcast fan base that I don’t think really resonate with him because a lot of them are like really racist and right-wing. I think like those of them are more like that.”
She framed this distinction in the context of people claiming the backlash she faced was simply organic fan reaction: “I know a lot of people during like our controversy were saying like, ‘Oh, it’s because of his fans. It’s because of his fans.'”
On the coordinated nature of the outrage itself, Jasleen pointed to bot activity as a key indicator that what appeared to be widespread public sentiment was artificially amplified: “It was like very clear to see that there was like a lot of bot farming as well. And I could tell there were bots because the 1500 followers I gained on Instagram, I immediately lost like within the span of two months. So it was like up and then down.”
She also pointed out that many of the harsh comments left on her Instagram posts eventually disappeared without her removing them.
“And then like all the nastiest comments on my Instagram videos that I didn’t even delete, like a month later, it was all gone,” she said. “So it was starting to become clear that there were like a lot of bots. Which is funny because they say very racist things against Indians and South Asians, but like that’s where you get your bots.”
Jasleen also suggested the controversy may have been driven by someone holding a personal grudge against Akaash. While she did not mention the person by name, she referenced an individual who had appeared on the Flagrant podcast years earlier and had a tense exchange with her husband.
“This loser whose name you said, he was on the Flagrant podcast like five years ago and my husband just humbled the **** out of him and basically embarrassed him because he was like, ‘I think what you do is corny and it’s not really helping men,’” she said.
According to Jasleen, clips from that moment continued circulating online over the years, which she believes may have fueled resentment.
“I think every year he would try to like bait them by being like, ‘Oh, you guys are this,’” she said. “But then every year that clip would circulate. And I think deep down it really embarrassed and humiliated and emasculated him.”
She concluded by suggesting that the backlash seemed less like genuine outrage and more like a personal attempt to settle a score.
“I think he had like a score to settle, but instead of like doing it like a man, he did it like a little **** and came at me,” she said.
Following the podcast appearance, Akaash Singh publicly showed support for his wife by sharing a clip from the interview on his Instagram story. In the clip, Jasleen spoke about standing by him during the early stages of his career when he was struggling both financially and professionally.
Sharing the video, Akaash responded directly to critics who claimed Jasleen had not supported him. “To everyone who says she doesn’t support me: where was your ‘support’ 8 years ago? Hers was there,” he wrote.
