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Now, with Kamra facing heavy criticism, The Habitat, the venue where Kunal performed, being vandalised by Shiv Sena workers, and FIRs against him, several members of his fraternity have come out in support of him

The directive came during a meeting convened by the workers' union under the leadership of MLA Gopichand Padalkar and MLA Sadabhau Khot, where discussions were held regarding issues faced by ST employees, an official statement said

While the stand-up comedy scene in India has evolved in the past decade with more performance avenues and audience, so has the risk of landing in trouble due to jokes on politics, religion, culture, etc. Most recently, stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has found himself amid a controversy due to his alleged defamatory remarks on Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde. This isn’t the first time Kamra has courted controversy with his provocative humour. Apart from Kamra, several other comedians have also been attacked or landed in trouble in recent years over their jokes and remarks. Here is a look at some of them. (File Pics)

Olympian emphasises on the importance of participation rather than winning