"Action Against Me Illegal, This Is Legal": Kangana Ranaut Amid Kunal Kamra Row | Read

BJP MP and actor Kangana Ranaut has slammed Kunal Kamra's jokes targeting Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde and said it was not okay to disrespect someone for his humble background. The actor, who was at the receiving end of bulldozer action during the Uddhav Thackeray regime, has said the move against her was "illegal", but the action being taken against the comic is "legal".

The BJP MP's remarks come amid a massive row over Shiv Sena workers vandalising a Mumbai studio to protest Kunal Kamra's parody targeting Mr Shinde, now the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister. The vandalism has been followed by a demolition exercise at the Khar studio, with civic officials citing building law violations. The timing of the civic action has raised questions, stoking a debate on freedom of speech and its limits.