Kunal Kamra incident: Is vandalism as a response to political humour getting normalised in India?

In Focus by The Hindu · Mar 26, 2025 · 45m

India is up in arms again, over the words of a stand-up comedian known for

political jokes. Kunal Kamra’s remarks on Maharashtra Deputy Chief

Minister Eknath Shinde were not liked by the latter’s supporters,

who responded with violence – vandalising the venue where Kamra had

performed, with the police not intervening to protect private

property. Kamra has been inundated with threat calls.

The Maharashtra government has also threatened to freeze Kamra’s bank

accounts, and has demanded an apology. But Kamra has said will not

apologise, and that he is not afraid of “the mob.”

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