Kunal Kumra’s jokes on Shiv Sena leader cause vandalism

WEB DESK: Following the sketch of standup comedian Kunal Kamra in which he allegedly poked fun at mocking Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde, the venue in Mumbai has been vandalised by Shiv Sena supporters.

According to The Business Standard, the attack came after a video of Kamra surfaced, as a large group of Shiv Sena supporters, a right wing Hinduvta arrived at the venue, The Habitat Studio on Sunday night. Videos showing the supporters break chairs, fittings and other items were being shared on social media.

Habitat Studio announced that it will shut down indefinitely are we shocked and worried by the recent acts of vandalism.

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The venue popular for standup comedy events stated on their Instagram that artists are solely responsible for their views and creative choices: “We have never been involved in the content performed by any artist, but the recent events have made us rethink about how we get blamed and targeted every time almost like we are a proxy for the performer. We are shutting down till we figure out the best way to provide a platform for free expression without putting ourselves and our property in jeopardy. We invite all artists, audience and stakeholders to discuss and share their views freely and request your guidance so that we also respect the performers’ rights.”

This is not the first time that the venue drew criticism, rather it was the talk of the town when YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia’s controversial episode of ‘India’s Got Latent’ was widely shared.  

Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray has called out Shinde saying that ‘only an insecure coward would react to a song.

An FIR has been registered against Kamra demanding him to issue an apology.