Mumbai:
Shiv Sena employees have ransacked the workplace of “The Unicontinental Mumbai” – the positioning of the present throughout which slapstick comedian Kunal Kamra had mocked Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The get together members have additionally gathered on the Khar Police Station to file a criticism towards him.
The comic had sparked huge controversy over the weekend, referring to the Deputy Chief Minister as a “traitor” (Gaddar) throughout a efficiency on the resort, positioned in Mumbai’s Khar. He had used a modified model of a Hindi tune from “Dil To Pagal Hai”.
It was an allusion to the 2022 insurrection of Mr Shinde towards Uddhav Thackeray, then Chief Minister and the chief of the undivided Shiv Sena.
His remarks drew robust backlash from the Shiv Sena, which has demanded his arrest.
As we speak, supporters and members of the get together targetted the workplace of the “The Unicontinental Mumbai”, the place the present was held.
Mr Thackeray’s son and Shiv Sena UBT chief Aaditya Thackeray, in a put up on X, previously Twitter, questioned the legislation and order scenario within the state.
Mindhe’s coward gang breaks the comedy present stage the place comic @kunalkamra88 put out a tune on eknath mindhe which was 100% true.
Solely an insecure coward would react to a tune by somebody.
Btw legislation and order within the state?
One other try and undermine the CM and House Minister…
— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) March 23, 2025
Naresh Mhaske, the get together’s Lok Sabha MP from Thane, alleged that Kunal Kamra has accepted cash from Uddhav Thackeray and is concentrating on Eknath Shinde.
“Kamra is a contract comic. However he shouldn’t have stepped on the tail of a snake. As soon as the fangs are out, there can be dire penalties,” he added.
“We are going to be sure you can’t transfer freely all through the nation. We’re Shiv Sainiks of the late Balasaheb Thackeray. If we begin following you, you’ll have to depart the nation,” he added.
Mr Mhaske additionally slammed Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Sanjay Raut for circulating the video on X.
In a put up on X, Mr Raut had stated, “Kunal Kamra is a widely known author and slapstick comedian. Kunal composed a parody tune on Maharashtra’s political state of affairs, which irked the Shinde gang after which ransacked the studio. Devendraji, you’re a weak dwelling minister”.
Shiv Sena MLA Murji Patel stated he would present “Kamra his degree” and requested him to apologise. “I’m going to file an FIR towards Kamra at MIDC police station,” Mr Patel stated.
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