Kunal Kamra’s Name Data, Financial institution Particulars Below Maharashtra Govt Scanner After Eknath Shinde Parody – News18
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Maharashtra’s junior house minister introduced scrutiny of comic Kunal Kamra’s data for calling deputy CM Eknath Shinde a “gaddar.” A pacesetter claimed Uddhav Sena financed Kamra’s present.
Kunal Kamra is embroiled in a recent controversy after cracking a joke at a standup comedy occasion that concerned Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. (IMAGE: X/Kunal Kamra/PTI)
Maharashtra’s junior house minister Yogesh Kadam introduced within the state meeting on Monday that authorities will scrutinise comic Kunal Kamra’s name data and financial institution statements. Kamra is dealing with motion for allegedly referring to deputy CM Eknath Shinde as a “gaddar” (traitor) throughout a Mumbai present.
“Name recordings together with CDRs, in addition to financial institution statements of comic Kunal Kamra, can even be checked. We are going to discover out who’s behind this,” Maharashtra MoS House, Yogesh Kadam instructed the state meeting, information company ANI mentioned in a report.
Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Nirupam claimed that the rival Uddhav Sena financed Kunal Kamra’s present on the Mumbai studio and mentioned it was a “low-level remark”.
“Individuals are trying to find him, however now we have come to know that he’s not in Mumbai and has most likely fled from right here. We won’t depart him till he apologises,” Nirupam warned Kamra.
“Within the identify of stand-up comedy, he has made a really low-level touch upon our supreme chief, Eknath Shinde. The place the place this present was recorded and the reserving cash for it got here from Matoshree, from Uddhav Thackeray, and that’s the reason Eknath Shinde Sahab has been focused,” Nirupam claimed, in line with a report by information company ANI.
At his stand-up present, Kunal Kamra parodied a preferred Hindi tune from Dil To Pagal Hai and referred to Eknath Shinde as a “gaddar.” He additionally joked about Maharashtra’s current political turmoil, together with the splits inside Shiv Sena and NCP.
“Shiv Sena first got here out of the BJP, then Shiv Sena got here out of Shiv Sena. NCP got here out of NCP, they gave 9 buttons to at least one voter… everybody acquired confused,” he added.
Shiv Sena employees on Sunday vandalised a resort in Mumbai’s Khar space claiming they had been protesting in opposition to Kamra’s remarks. The occasion cadres ransacked Lodge Unicontinental within the Khar space the place the present was shot.
