Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sudhir Mungantiwar on Thursday attacked Kunal Kamra over his remarks on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and said that the police should catch the stand-up comedian and make his life a comedy.
The Shiv Sena leader expressed his outrage and accused Kunal Kamra of repeatedly making objectionable statements about prominent figures, including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the Supreme Court, and warned that the time for tolerance has ended.
Mumbai Police has issued a second summon to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra to appear for his clarification over his joke referring to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as a "gaddar" (traitor) during his latest stand-up video, 'Naya Bharat', on YouTube, Mumbai Police said on W
Mumbai Youth Congress President Akhilesh Yadav on Monday called for the resignation of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis following the vandalization of the Habitat Comedy Club in Khar. The incident occurred after stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra's remarks about Maharashtra Deputy Chi
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale slammed Kunal Kamra for his remarks on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and said that he should call Uddhav Thackeray a 'traitor' first who betrayed BJP.
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam has strongly criticised stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his 'objectionable' remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde alleging that the funding for Kamra's show came from "Matoshree" and sought Kamra's apology.
Earlier on Sunday night, Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) workers vandalised a Mumbai venue following Kamra's stand-up special, which allegedly made disparaging remarks against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aditya Thackeray on Monday likened Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) MP's threat to Stand up artist Kunal Kamra with the Taliban after his remark on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
The remarks follow an incident where Shiv Sena's youth wing workers ransacked a venue in Mumbai linked to Kamra's comedy show in which he had reportedly targeted Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday addressed the controversy surrounding comedian Kunal Kamra's remarks against Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, stating that such acts can't be justified as "freedom of speech".
NCP-SCP MLA Rohit Pawar, reacting to the Kunal Kamra controversy on Monday, stated that Freedom of Expression no longer exists, while asserting that a satirical remark about Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will not diminish his stature.
Reacting to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra's remarks on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Minister Yogesh Ramdas Kadam on Monday stated that while the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech, it does not grant the right to insult those holding constitutional positions.