Kamra will receive Shiv Sena-style welcome when he comes to Mumbai: Party leader

Mumbai: Shiv Sena functionary Rahool Kanal has said that comedian Kunal Kamra, who kicked up a political row for taking a jibe at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, will be welcomed in “Shiv Sena-style” when he comes to Mumbai, where he has been summoned by the police in a case registered against him.
During his performance at the Habitat Comedy Club at the Unicontinental Hotel in the Khar area, Kamra had referred to Shinde as a “traitor” without naming him and went on to sing a parody on him.
Kanal and 11 other Shiv Sainiks were arrested on March 23 after they ransacked the studio where Kamra performed his stand-up act.
Deputy Chief Minister Shinde is the president of the Shiv Sena.
Talking to reporters here, Kanal said the party has written to the Mumbai police demanding a probe against the comedian under the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA) over foreign funding and unaccounted money.
“Those running away from the law are guilty. Kunal Kamra will be welcomed in Shiv Sena style when he comes to Mumbai,” he said.
“We will not change our stand because his (Kamra’s) stand also remains unchanged,” Kanal said, alluding to the party’s old style of staging protests.