Comic ‘karmas’ of Kunal Kamra

The comedian was in Pondicherry when Shiv Sena went on rampage

Mumbai: Once banned by all the airlines operating in the country, comedian Kunal Kamra has once again got the goatee of ruling ally Shiv Sena supporters for his alleged slurs on Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Though Kamra, 36, didn’t mention Shinde, the comic caper in the form of a poem on his show ‘Nava Bharat’ dropped enough hints to Shiv Sainiks and they vented their anger at a recording studio in Khar.

Multiple complaints are being lodged against him by various Shiv Sena activists, including Rahul Kanal, even as the Maharashra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies rushed to Kamra’s support.

On his part, Kamra was not exactly quivering in fear at his home in Pondicherry, where he received a ‘threat call’ marinated with expletives from an enraged Shiv Sainik, around 11 pm Sunday night.

However, more than sounding threatening, the caller ended up sounding like a pathetic joker when he threatened to come to TN to hammer Kamra, but innocently blurted out: “Tamil Nadu me kaise pahunchega, Bhai?” (How to reach Tamil Nadu?), tickling the social media.

A sleepy Kamra yet managed to patiently answer to all the threat-queries, even daring to correct the caller that “Shinde is no longer the CM", and the other chap promptly modified it to ‘Upa-Mukhya Mantri’.

Studio at centre razed over 'violations'

The studio in Khar in which stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra filmed his show containing the controversial "traitor" jibe at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was on Monday demolished by Mumbai's civic body for alleged building violations.

The action by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation came a day after Habitat studio and Unicontinental hotel where it is located were ransacked late Sunday night by irate Shiv Sainiks.

The temporary shed and other structures comprising the studio, which was created in the basement of the hotel, has been razed, a civic official said.

"It was removed as there is no civic permission to create a studio in the basement. The BMC will check the hotel to see if everything is as per the allowed plan," the official said.

Earlier in the day, Habitat Studio announced they were shutting down after Shiv Sena workers vandalised its premises.