Mumbai Police File FIR Against Comedian Kunal Kamra For Remarks On Eknath Shinde

Comedian Kunal Kamra's joke on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde during a stand-up act has triggered a political slugfest, with the party workers ransacking the hotel's office where Mr Kamra performed and threatening him of "dire consequences".

The comedian, during his performance at the 'Unicontinental Mumbai' hotel in Mumbai's Khar, referred to Mr Shinde as a "traitor". He had used a modified version of a Hindi song from the movie 'Dil To Pagal Hai'. The act was an allusion to the 2022 rebellion of Mr Shinde against Uddhav Thackeray, the then Chief Minister and the chief of the undivided Shiv Sena.