Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra posted another parody video taking a dig at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman amid the ongoing 'traitor' jab row.
In the 'Hawa Hawai' parody, Kamra has accused the BJP of dictatorship (tanashahi). Targeting the Centre, he accused it of neglecting the middle class, who are made to 'pay more taxes than corporates'.
"Logon ki lootne kamaai, sari waali didi aayi, salary churaane yeh hai aayi, middle class dabaane yeh hai aayi, popcorn khilaane yeh hai aayi, kehte hai isko Nirmala tai," he sang.
The comedian released the video as the Mumbai police issued him a second summons, rejecting Kamra's request for a week's time to appear for questioning.
Kamra, while performing at the Habitat Studio at the Unicontinental Hotel in Mumbai, had referred to Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde as a 'traitor' (gaddar). He also sang from a Hindi movie to describe Shinde's 2022 rebellion against his then-boss, Uddhav Thackeray.
The comedian doubled down on his stand by sharing an edited video of his act where he juxtaposed videos of Shiv Sainiks demolishing the venue and burning his pictures and effigies with the parody song 'Hum honge kangal, hum honge kangal ek din ... Mann me andhvishwas, desh ka satyanash ...' playing in the background.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asked Kamra to apologise for his 'low level comedy'. The comedian criticised the vandalism of the venue, but clearly refused to apologise.
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