Kunal Kamra summoned by Mumbai Police over Eknath Shinde joke at stand-up show | Latest News India

Khar Police of Maharashtra’s Mumbai reportedly despatched summons to comic Kunal Kamra’s home asking him to look earlier than 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 just isn’t in Mumbai proper now, police mentioned.

MIDC police had registered an FIR in opposition to Kunal Kamra for his remarks throughout a stand-up comedy present, which was transferred to Khar police for additional investigation, information company ANI quoted Mumbai police.

Kunal Kamra controversy

Comic Kunal Kamra’s newest stand-up gig uploaded on YouTube and his Instagram deal with has angered Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde’s supporters, with them on Sunday vandalising the venue in Mumbai the place the act was filmed together with a menace to not let him “walk freely”.

Whereas Shiv Sena MLA Murji Patel filed an FIR in opposition to Kunal Kamra, Khar police in western Mumbai detained Shiv Sena deputy chief Rahool Kanal and Vibhag Pramukh Shrikant Sarmalkar together with others for vandalising the Unicontinetal The Habitat in Khar West.

What was Kunal Kamra’s joke?

Kunal Kamra took a swipe at politics in Maharashtra and the election there, referring to the breakaway factions of Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Celebration (NCP), including that “one guy” began the pattern and utilizing the time period ‘gaddar’ (traitor) in describing the individual.

“Jo inhone Maharashtra ke election me kia hai… bolna padega… pehle Shiv Sena BJP se bahar aa gayi fir Shiv Sena Shiv Sena se bahar aa gayi… NCP NCP se bahar aa gayi… ek voter ko 9 button dediye… sab confuse ho gaye…” [“What he did in Maharashtra’s election… I have to say… First, Shiv Sena broke away from BJP, then Shiv Sena broke away from Shiv Sena itself… NCP broke away from NCP… they gave nine buttons to a voter… and everyone got confused…],” Kunal Kamra mentioned.

“Chalu ek jan ne kia tha… wo Mumbai me bohot badhiya ek district hai Thane waha se aate hain…”, Kunal Kamra added earlier than beginning to sing a music which seemed to be his spin on a quantity from the film ‘Dil To Pagal Hai.