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Mumbai News | Kunal Kamra Eknath Shinde Row LIVE Updates: Amid the ongoing row over comedian Kunal Kamra’s ‘traitor’ jibe at him, Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, in a first reaction, said: “Freedom of expression is there; we understand satire, but there should be a limit.” On the vandalism by Shiv Sena workers at the Mumbai studio where the show was shot, he said “action causes reaction”.
What Kunal Kamra said? After the Mumbai Police booked him for defamation on Monday, comedian Kunal Kamra refused to apologise for his remarks. In a statement on social media, Kamra said he would not bow down to the mob targeting him. He also hit out at the Mumbai civic body officials who demolished structures at the studio on Monday where he shot his performance. “Your inability to take a joke at the expense of a powerful public figure does not change the nature of my right. 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,” he wrote.
How did the controversy erupt? In the stand-up comedy show, Kamra’s performance featured a parody song, set to the tune of Dil To Pagal Hai, with a reference to Shinde’s 2022 defection from the undivided Shiv Sena. His use of the term “gaddar” triggered sharp criticism from Shiv Sena leaders with MP Naresh Mhaske saying: “You will be forced to flee India.” Kamra, who has been booked at Khar police station, is currently located in Pondicherry, according to Minister Pratap Sarnaik.
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