Kunal Kamra (File )
Maharashtra: Comedian Kunal Kamra's recent stand-up performance has set off a firestorm of outrage in Maharashtra. A clip on his YouTube channel included a musical spoof that called Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde a "traitor." The video was met with indignation from the Shinde group of the Shiv Sena.
He was safe happy and enjoying the freedom of expression till the time Kunal Kamra was making jokes on Modi Shah and BJP . He miscalculated and made jokes of Eknath Shinde , thinking his party workers are as soft as BJP’s , now no one can save him . pic.twitter.com/g9xRP529el
— Sumit (@sumitsaurabh) March 23, 2025
Subsequently, an FIR was also lodged against Shiv Sena workers for breaking into the studio. Shiv Sena (Shinde group) leader Rahul Narain Kanal, Shrikant Sarmalkar and others were reportedly arrested for breaking into Hotel UniContinental, the location of Kamra's stand-up comedy show. Leaders Arrested, Studio Shut Down
"Apologise to Eknath Shinde within 2 days or we won't let you move freely in Mumbai and blacken your face"
— Āyudhika (@Ayudhika1310) March 24, 2025
- Shiv Sena’s Murji Patel’s ultimatum to Kunal Kamra
"KaRMa and KaMRa" are just interchange of 2 alphabets (Attaching an old pic). pic.twitter.com/TN2T6FCwLo
The furore over Kamra's stand-up act continued to mount. Shiv Sena members Rahul Narain Kanal, Shrikant Sarmalkar, and others were detained for vandalizing Hotel UniContinental, where Kamra performed his stand-up act. Mumbai's Habitat Studio also declared that it would temporarily shut down after its premises were vandalized by Shiv Sena workers.
Has the Freedom of Speech of an artist ended in the NDA Government ?
— Mr. Democratic (@Mrdemocratic_) March 23, 2025
The place where Kunal Kamra's show was held was ruined by goons.
Will anyone dare to invite Kunal to a show after this ?
This is Dictatorship 🚨
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In a statement, Habitat Studio lamented being targeted for Kamra's show content. "We never had any role in the content performed by any Artist, but the recent occurrences have made us think again about how we get blamed and targeted every time almost as if we are a stand-in for the performer," the studio said.
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