Kunal Kamra and Sanjay Raut (R) NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) senior leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday demanded special protection for stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra after three more cases filed against him at Mumbai, Khar police station.Kamra is facing legal trouble over his remarks about Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde in his recently released stand-up…
NEW DELHI: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra was granted interim anticipatory bail till April 7 by the Madras high court on Friday after a controversy erupted over his latest video, which took aim at Maharashtra deputy CM and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde.Justice Sunder Mohan ordered interim anticipatory bail till April 7 with conditions.Earlier, Kamra moved…
Maharashtra Minister and Shiv Sena leader Shambhuraj Desai calls for Kunal Kamra’s arrest NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra tourism minister Shambhuraj Desai urged police on Thursday to promptly arrest comedian Kunal Kamra, cautioning against testing party workers’ patience. This comes after Sena workers had vandalised a Mumbai studio on Sunday night where Kamra…
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: Maharashtra minister Raghunath Patil has threatened Kunal Kamra saying that Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) would “will show its real form” if the comedian fails to issue an apology. This came after the Sena took offence to a joke by Kamra that referred to Shinde as “gaddar”.“If he doesn’t apologise, we will speak to…
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,…
