Political Opinions Come At a Cost, Warns Comedian Kunal Kamra

‘’...Our CEO is a big fan of the PM and we don’t want any political jokes,” Kamra was told.

Trying to straighten out the ‘freedom-of-speech’ debate back here in the throes of democracy is like trying to straighten out a pup’s tail. You’ll keep reverting to square one.

This, right here, is the ‘should’ of times. And also the ‘shouldn't’ of times.

With Padmaavat, among others, in the eye of the storm, you are perhaps jammed between the two sides. Worse, anchored to one and threatened by the other.

The desi discourse is riddled by controversies and censorship and this time around, comedian Kunal Kamra, of ‘Shut Up Ya Kunal ’ fame, has seemingly taken a stand.