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,…
(L) BMC workers tear down an ‘unauthorised’ shed on the terrace of the hotel where Kunal Kamra recorded the video; Kamra posted a picture of himself holding a copy of the Constitution on X on Monday. MUMBAI: A day after stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra shared videos of his seven-week-old show in which he referred to…
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…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday voiced support for standup comedian Kunal Kamra over his ‘gaddar’ remark directed at Shiv Sena chief and Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde.Escalating his attack on the Shiv Sena faction led by Shinde, Thackeray said, “Calling ‘gaddar’, a ‘gaddar’ is not an attack on anyone,” and…
NEW DELHI: BMC officials on Monday were seen arriving at the Unicontinental hotel in Mumbai with hammers hours after Shiv Sena workers vandalised Habitat Studio, situated inside it, following comedian Kunal Kamra‘s joke about Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde.In a video shared by the news agency PTI, an official was seen entering the the…
NEW DELHI: Kunal Kamra‘s comedy special ‘Naya Bharat’ triggered political slugfest between the ruling party and the opposition leaders after Shiv Sena took offence to a joke on deputy CM Eknath Shinde. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis demanded an apology from the comedian and said that even though there was “freedom to do stand-up”, “he cannot…
NEW DELHI: Habitat Studio on Monday announced its decision to temporarily shut down after Shiv Sena workers vandalised the venue following uproar over comedian Kunal Kamra‘s jibe at Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde during a show in Mumbai.In a post on its official Instagram handle, Habitat studio said, “We are shocked, worried, and extremely…
