Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 24 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant on Monday defended stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra’s remarks, stating that every sentence he made was correct.
Speaking to ANI, Sawant emphasized that if democracy truly exists in the country, Kamra’s remarks must be respected.
He also called for an FIR to be filed against those who vandalized the Habitat Comedy Club in Khar, where Kamra’s show was filmed.
“…As far as what Kunal Kamra did, I think every word, every sentence said by him is correct. That is what everyone in opposition is alleging against him. He said that in the form of a poem. If we say there is democracy in this country and we believe in that, then we must accept all of this,” Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant said.
“Criticism is criticism. Sometimes, someone does mimicry. Balasaheb Thackeray was a renowned cartoonist; he made caricatures of Sharad Pawar, Sonia Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Nehru. Had it been the present time, they would have filed cases against him every day… FIR should be registered against those who vandalized… Can’t they accept criticism?” he added.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi also condemned vandalizing on Monday, claiming that the party had “ignited a fire in Nagpur” and now they are trying to do the same in Mumbai.
“They ignited a fire like this in Nagpur. They are now doing this in Mumbai. What kind of intolerance is this? If you don’t like something, file a Police complaint but if there is such behavior, I think people of Mumbai are watching; Maharashtra is watching how law and order is being taken into hand, and they have stooped to hooliganism,” Chaturvedi told ANI in Delhi.
The UBT MP further took a jibe at Shinde Sena, saying that the party is threatening action over a joke in which the Deputy Chief Minister’s name was not even mentioned and that the vandalism shows that there “was some truth” in the statement.
“They are threatening over a joke where Eknath Shinde’s name was not even mentioned; only the intelligent would have gotten the hint. If you have an objection, lodge an FIR and make use of the legal procedure. Their vandalism shows that it has hurt them and what he is saying through a joke has truth in it,” she added.
Meanwhile, An FIR has been registered against both Kunal Kamra and the Shiv Sena’s youth wing, as the group had vandalized the club where the sketch stand-up was performed by Kamra. (ANI)
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