‘Ignore Me…’: Kunal Kamra Reacts After Devendra Fadnavis Calls His Shinde Comment ‘Nugatory’

Final Up to date:Could 29, 2025, 21:15 IST

Kunal Kamra was replying to Devendra Fadnavis, who earlier at the moment, referred to as the previous “worthless” and instructed that he must be “politically ignored.”

Humorist Kunal Kamra. (Picture through X)

Humorist Kunal Kamra, who triggered a large controversy along with his current ‘gaddar‘ comment directed at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to “ignore” him.

He additional challenged Fadnavis saying that he can be organising his stand-up comedy reveals in Maharashtra’s Thane, New Mumbai, Mumbai, Pune, Nasik, Nagpur, Aurangabad later in October this 12 months, so if he together with Eknath Shinde may “ignore” him through the reveals.

Kamra was replying to Fadnavis, who earlier at the moment, referred to as the previous “worthless” and instructed that he must be “politically ignored.”

Talking at an occasion organised by The Indian Specific, Fadnavis remarked, “I believe politically ignoring such people would be wiser. Inki Aukat Nahi Hai (They are not worth it), by reacting, you only elevate their stature. There’s no need to give them that importance… Sometimes, especially in our party and our ally Shiv Sena, we are emotional people. We are not practical politicians. Our emotions often lead to reactions. Because of these reactions, he (Kunal Kamra) gained more attention. Otherwise, not even four people would listen to him.”

Later, responded sarcastically to Fadnavis’ assertion on social media. Sharing a clip of the Chief Minister’s remarks, he mentioned, “Hello Devendra Fadnavis, you’re right. Politically, it’s better to ignore me. I have no ‘aukat’ & only 4 people watch my show. Please, can I be ignored? In October, I was planning shows in Thane, Navi Mumbai, Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, and Aurangabad. Please coordinate with Mr Shinde & his Sena if I can be ignored.”

Kunal Kamra Row

Kamra stoked a row after giving a spin-off to a preferred Hindi music by which he took a veiled dig at Shinde, calling him a “gaddar” (traitor). He allegedly referred to the 2022 Maharashtra political disaster by which Shinde led the collapse of Uddhav Thackeray’s state authorities.

Recorded in February, the programme referred to as ‘Naya Bharat’ was uploaded on Kamra’s YouTube channel on March 23, drawing robust reactions from the Shiv Sainiks.

Shiv Sena leaders condemned his remarks, demanding an unconditional apology from him.

The controversy escalated into violence when Yuva Sena, the youth wing of Shinde’s Shiv Sena, vandalised the Habitat comedy venue the place the present was filmed.

Regardless of having a number of clashes with the BJP-led Centre prior to now, the comic has refused to apologise for his comment however had expressed willingness to cooperate with the police.

Three separate instances have been filed towards the humorist at Khar police station, with one criticism lodged by the Mayor of Jalgaon metropolis and the opposite two by a hotelier and a businessman from Nashik, in keeping with the Mumbai Police.

For the unversed, Kamra, in 2019 and 2024, contributed to the crowdfunding drive launched by Kanhaiya Kumar, who was then a Congress candidate from northeast Delhi, towards the Bharatiya Janata Get together’s Manoj Tiwari.

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