India, Aug. 29 -- Shehzad Poonawalla backed comedian Samay Raina on Saturday following the release of the latest episode of the latter's show 'India's Got Latent', saying people were "too quick to judge" him.

Sharing a moment from Raina's show, the former BJP spokesperson said people "often judge" the comedian by his "language, his jokes or his viral comebacks & moments". However, highlighting the viral video, Poonawalla said Raina has a "surprisingly sensitive heart".

"Beneath the irreverence is empathy, intelligence and a surprisingly sensitive heart. Perhaps we are too quick to make role models out of people who say all the right things and too quick to judge people who don't," Poonawalla said.

Raina ran into controversy in February...