Mumbai: Khar Police of Maharashtra’s Mumbai reportedly sent a summons to comedian Kunal Kamra’s house asking him to appear before the investigating officer at 11 am on Tuesday over his remarks at in a stand-up act hinted at deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde. Kunal Kamra is not in Mumbai, the Police informed.
MIDC police had registered an FIR against Kunal Kamra for his remarks during a stand-up comedy show, which was transferred to Khar police for further investigation, quoted Mumbai police.
Meanwhile, the comedian has shared his statement on his social media handles amid the political slugfest over his ‘traitor’ jibe at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during a performance. Kamra, writing on X and Instagram, refused to apologise for his remarks and said he will not bow down to the mob that’s targeting him.
“Our right to freedom of speech and expression is not only to be used to fawn over the powerful and rich even though today’s media would have us believe otherwise. Your inability to take a joke at the expense of a powerful public figure does not change the nature of my right,” Kamra wrote addressing political leaders targeting him, adding, “As far as I know, it is not against the law to poke fun at our leaders and the circus that is our political system”.
Kunal Kamra controversy
Comedian Kunal Kamra’s latest stand-up gig uploaded on YouTube and his Instagram handle has angered Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde’s supporters, with them on Sunday vandalising the venue in Mumbai where the act was filmed along with a threat to not let him “walk freely”.
While Shiv Sena MLA Murji Patel filed an FIR against Kunal Kamra, Khar police in western Mumbai detained Shiv Sena deputy leader Rahool Kanal and Vibhag Pramukh Shrikant Sarmalkar along with others for vandalising the Unicontinetal The Habitat in Khar West.
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