NEW DELHI: Comedian Kunal Kamra on Wednesday shared a segment from his recent standup performance “Naya Bharat” amid ongoing row over his remarks about Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde.On the social platform X, Kamra shared a video, with emoji of popcorn, where he indirectly criticised Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, referring to her as…
MUMBAI: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra asked Khar police for a week’s time after the latter issued him a notice Monday night to appear in connection with the FIR lodged against him over his video alluding to state Dy CM Eknath Shinde as “gaddar”. A second FIR for defamation was filed at Dombivli police station on…
NEW DELHI: A stand-up comedy performance by Kunal Kamra ignited a political storm in Maharashtra, leading to violent protests, legal action, and heated exchanges among political leaders. His latest show, which was released online on Sunday, included sharp jabs at Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde, provoking outrage among the Shinde-led faction of Shiv Sena.Kamra’s sharp…
Sanjay Raut and Kunal Kamra NEW DELHI: Sanjay Raut on Tuesday backed Kunal Kamra to the hilt as the comic continues to face severe backlash for indirectly calling Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde a “gaddar” (traitor) at a show in Mumbai.Raut said Kamra wouldn’t bow down before anyone and that both share the same DNA.“I…
NEW DELHI: Amidst the row over his recent stand-up show in which he joked about Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde and other politicians, Kunal Kamra on Tuesday shared a video taking an apparent dig at Shiv Sena workers who vandalised the studio where he had performed. Sharing a video in which Kamra can be…
NEW DELHI: BJP MP from Mandi Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday criticised comedian Kunal Kamra over his remarks on Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde, questioning the state of society where such comments are made “for two minutes of fame.” Ranaut said, “We should think where society is heading when someone does this only for 2 minutes…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde reacted to comedian Kunal Kamra‘s “gaddar” joke and said there should be a “limit” to freedom of speech.“Freedom of speech is there; we understand satire, but there should be a limit” he said.Defending at the vandalism of the Habitat Studio by the Shiv Sena workers, Shinde said,…
MUMBAI: Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray supported comedian Kunal Kamra, saying he had spoken the truth and reflected public sentiment by alluding to deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde as a “traitor.” “I don’t think he said anything wrong by attacking a traitor. A traitor is a traitor,” Thackeray said on Monday, speaking outside the state…
NEW DELHI: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra on Monday responded to the controversy sparked by his show at Mumbai’s Habitat Studio. “I will not apologise,” Kamra asserted in his first reaction, taking aim at the “mob and politicians” over the backlash to his joke.The uproar stemmed from a segment where he parodied a popular Hindi song…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra’s junior home minister Yogesh Kadam on Monday told the state assembly that the government would be checking call record details and bank statements of comic Kunal Kamra, who landed in trouble for indirectly calling deputy CM Eknath Shinde a “gaddar” (traitor) at a Mumbai show.“Call recordings along with CDRs, as well as…
