Kunal Kamra deactivated his account citing that his number has been made public following which he began receiving numerous calls and texts.(Source: Kunal Kamra/YouTube)
The statement read, 'GoAir has suspended Kunal Kamra from flying with the airline till further notice.' Meanwhile, Twitter users were quick to remind the airline about its inaction in the Pragya. The latest tweets from @kunalkamra88.
Comedian Kunal Kamra, popular for his podcast ‘Shut Up Ya, Kunal’, has deactivated his Twitter account after Internet users started re-tweeting his posts from earlier times. The posts containing not-so-funny jibes on Muslims, Sikhs and Mother Teresa, were shared multiple times on the Internet, following which he began to delete those, reported OpIndia. He then deactivated his account citing that his number has been made public following which he began receiving numerous calls and texts.
According to the report, he said his jokes that make references to gifting condoms to Muslims on their weddings is “hilarious” and that he performed them on stage for seven months to an audience who would laugh at them each time. He said he has outgrown the trope of getting laugh at the expense of the lesser privileged and wants to “punch up and not punch down”. He, reportedly, said that he did not delete it because he was “scared”.
This is what happen with kunal kamra ?? pic.twitter.com/dkl81KcQC7
— R E B E L ( Kaviraj ) (@Gadhvilaxman) January 15, 2018
This is what Twitter did to Kunal Kamra… ?? pic.twitter.com/ElAbUpruvg
— LolmLol (@LOLiyapa) January 15, 2018
And @kunalkamra88 is down – Twitter account deleted. Congrats sanghis and bhakts.
A year ago: >> Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra receives death threats for his sketch on patriotism https://t.co/ogicYqnF4M
— Prasanto K Roy (@prasanto) January 19, 2018
In March last year, Kamra was facing flak after his sketch on patriotism did not go down well with many Internet users and as a result, received death threats. This time, many have directed their tweets at Shehla Rashid, the JNU scholar and activist, to know what her reaction is to Kamra’s tweets from earlier years that has now got the Internet talking.
The Twitter Handle that was flagged by @Shehla_Rashid as fourth Pillar of Democracy now crumbled on a mere tweet of joking Minority.
Handle deactivated #kunalkamra
Democracy in danger again.
Fourth Pillar fidayeen bombed pic.twitter.com/7yO3xzripF
— I~ (@thesanketpatel) January 16, 2018
Popular stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has a very controversial presence online.
We've all seen people absolutely divided over their opinion of the comedian, and well, that's honestly expected if he's openly stating his stance on the government on Twitter on a regular basis.
This time, he's actually facing charges of contempt of court because of his tweets against the Supreme Court but he has decided to not back down and apologize for it.
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Kamra stated that his “tweets were not published with intention of diminishing people’s faith in the highest court of our democracy” and that “the suggestion that my tweets could shake the foundations of the most powerful court in the world is an over-estimation of my abilities”.
Well, that's technically true.
© Provided by MensXP © TwitterIn the long affidavit, he has responded to the notice maintaining that 'even judges know no protection from jokes and that the public faith in the judiciary is founded on the institution’s own actions and not on any criticism or commentary about it.'
The affidavit further said, 'We are witnessing an assault on the freedom of speech and expression, with comedians like Munawar Faruqui being jailed for jokes that they have not even made, and school students being interrogated for sedition. To believe any institution of power in a democracy is beyond criticism is like saying migrants need to find their way back home during an ill-planned, nationwide lockdown.'
'I do not believe that any high authority, including judges, would find themselves unable to discharge their duties only on account of being the subject of satire or comedy'- comedian Kunal Kamra tells #SupremeCourt in response to contempt notice.@kunalkamra88#KunalKamrapic.twitter.com/7vxCViJGMV
— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) January 29, 2021Maintaining the stance that all he did was make a joke, he said, 'These jokes are not reality, and do not claim to be so. Most people do not react to jokes that don’t make them laugh; they ignore them like our political leaders ignore their critics. That is where the life of a joke must end...I do not believe that any high authority, including judges, would find themselves unable to discharge their duties only on account of being the subjects of satire or comedy.'
The affidavit also said, 'Should powerful people and institutions continue to show an inability to tolerate rebuke or criticism, we would be reduced to a country of incarcerated artists and flourishing lapdogs.'
Jokes need no defence; jokes are not reality; they are a comedian's perception
'Truth about the attention economy is that the more attention one gives to criticism or ridicule, the more credible it appears to be', he says in response to contempt notice.#KunalKamrapic.twitter.com/Y9d5KcwA3g
— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) January 29, 2021He added if the top court believes he has crossed a line and wants to shut down his Internet indefinitely, then he too will “write Happy Independence Day postcards every August 15 just like his Kashmiri friends”.
You can read the entire affidavit in this thread.
BREAKING - Kunal Kamra responds to Supreme Court's contempt notice :
' The public's faith in the judiciary is founded on the institutions own actions, and not on any criticism or commentary about it', he says in the affidavit.#KunalKamra#SupremeCourt#ContemptOfCourtpic.twitter.com/JQnleSXQH1
— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) January 29, 2021Of course, people are divided over his response but we can all agree it's very brutal.
Brutal reply by @kunalkamra88 . SC judges ko slap karne ki zaroorat nehi hey bas yehi kafi hey.
— Rana Dev Rajbanshi (@Bondrana) January 29, 2021Hmm.
Fantastic response
— axe_chucker101 (@AChucker101) January 29, 2021Yep.
Just going to leave this beautiful paragraph here. This Affidavit needs to be a part of law school syllabus. #KunalKamrapic.twitter.com/rHFodvWGn5
— Radhika Roy (@royradhika7) January 29, 2021It really is strong.
The 6-page affidavit of Kunal Kamra is the best thing I've read in recent times.#kunalkamra
— Manu Sebastian (@manuvichar) January 29, 2021Yes, it is.
Kamra's reply is a very suitable and effective reply.
— Mahendra Kumar Kain (@ERKAINDSIIDC) January 29, 2021Okay?
#kunalkamra is brilliant. We need more people like him to make otherwise mundane life worth living. https://t.co/z8kH6v7OHM
— Ravinder (@crocodilecat) January 29, 2021He really is.
@kunalkamra88 OP
Kunal karma is ready for the proceedings against him and he is making some significant points here.@kunalkamra88#kunalkamrahttps://t.co/Qr36Y29Ibt
— Lokesh (@lokeshbag67) January 29, 2021Just waiting.
Really curious to see what the #SupremeCourt has to say about this very interesting reply by #KunalKamra. https://t.co/UfsBUjMNyN
— Shruti Mahajan (@shrutimahajan21) January 29, 2021To the point.
A beautifully written affidavit.
My respect to the lawyer and Kamra for being so true, law abiding and humorous at the same time.
This response to the notice will be remembered for long.#kunalkamrahttps://t.co/ANg2g94K7r
— Mohammed Shadab (@helloshad_) January 29, 2021Very meta?
Other Comedians: Put up saturated jokes/sets on YouTube
Kunal Kamra: Writes them into an affidavit and sends it to Supreme Court #kunalkamra@kunalkamra88
— DANISH / दानिश / ਦਾਨਿਸ਼ (@danishjuneja) January 29, 2021The gif sums it up.
— DrGirish Gaikwad (@girish3187) January 29, 2021
What a quote!
Kunal Kamra Twitter Supreme Court
Public's faith on judiciary is founded on institutions own actions, not on any cristism or commentary..... https://t.co/rkFf9LCTbJ
Twitter Swara Bhaskar
Kunal Kamra Tweet
— Siva Drakshrapu (@sivadrakshrapu) January 29, 2021