After Munawar Faruqui, comic Kunal Kamra's shows cancelled in Bengaluru after threats

Mumbai-based Kamra, a vocal critic of the government and the latest after fellow satirist Vir Das and Faruqui to land in controversy, went on Twitter to announce that his shows had been cancelled. 

MUMBAI: Stand-up comic Kunal Kamra on Wednesday said his shows in Bengaluru, scheduled over the next 20 days, have been cancelled following threats and because special permission was not granted 'to seat 45 people in a venue that can seat more'.

The cancellations come days after another comedian, Munawar Faruqui, was denied permission to perform in the Karnataka capital after police dubbed him a 'controversial figure' and cited law and order problems.

Mumbai-based Kamra, a vocal critic of the government and the latest after fellow satirist Vir Das and Faruqui to land in controversy, went on Twitter to announce that his shows had been cancelled. "Hello Bangalore people. I'm happy to inform that my shows in Bangalore which were scheduled over the next 20 days have been cancelled. They've been cancelled for two reasons.