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Podcast: In Focus by The Hindu
Episode: Kunal Kamra incident: Is vandalism as a response to political humour getting normalised in India?
Description: India is up in arms again, over the words of a stand-up comedian known forpolitical jokes. Kunal Kamra’s remarks on Maharashtra Deputy ChiefMinister Eknath Shinde were not liked by the latter’s supporters,who responded with violence – vandalising the venue where Kamra hadperformed, with the police not intervening to protect privateproperty. Kamra has been inundated with threat calls. The Maharashtra government has also threatened to freeze Kamra’s bankaccounts, and has demanded an apology. But Kamra has said...