Financial influencer Abhishek Kar’s Big Claim On Assam: Financial influencer Abhishek Kar has around 3 million followers on Instagram. But one of his claims has got him into trouble. Now to get out of this, he has publicly apologized for his comment on “Tantric practices” in Assam. After the Assam Chief Minister’s Office called for action against him for making “unacceptable comments” about Assam in a podcast, he has now apologized for it.

While sharing the photo of Abhishek Kar, CMO wrote on X, “A video of a YouTube channel named Riya Upreti is in circulation, in which a person named Abhishek Kar is seen making unacceptable comments on the history and traditions of Assam. Appropriate action may be initiated against the said person for spreading misinformation.”

A video from a YouTube channel, named Riya Upreti, is in circulation where an individual named Abhishek Kar is seen making unacceptable comments on Assam’s history and traditions.

Appropriate action may be initiated against the said individual for spreading misinformation.… pic.twitter.com/NBpJSTWwMC

— Chief Minister Assam (@CMOfficeAssam) January 10, 2025

Director General of Police GP Singh replied within a few minutes, “Note sir. Legal action will be taken.”

Within hours, Abhishek Kar posted his own video and apology below the CMO’s post and said that he had asked the podcaster to remove that particular clip which had offended people.

He wrote, “I apologize to the people, @CMOfficeAssam, @gpsinghips and every party concerned who have been hurt. The intention was not to hurt anyone and in future, care will be taken to ensure that such incidents do not happen again.”

Apologies to people, @CMOfficeAssam, @gpsinghips and every concerned party who was hurt. The intent wasn’t to hurt anyone and it will be kept in mind going forward that such incidents dont happen again pic.twitter.com/KUFIkele1o

— Abhishek Kar (@Abhishekkar_) January 10, 2025

In the video, Abhishek Kar is seen with folded hands saying that he apologizes for the recent podcast, which has hurt people’s sentiments. He said, “I did not do this intentionally, nor did I want to create chaos, but it happened. I am sorry if anyone got hurt.”

What did Abhishek Kar say?

Abhishek Kar said that he will be more careful while relying on secondary sources of data before speaking on a public platform. Abhishek Kar is a popular finfluencer who frequently speaks on investing and startup-related topics on various podcasts. He has around 2 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, while his Instagram page has around 3 million followers. Earlier this week on entrepreneur Rhea Upreti’s podcast, Abhishek Kar claimed that some women in Mayong, Assam can turn a human being into a goat using supernatural powers. She claimed that she could turn it back into a human and have sex with it as part of Tantric practices.