Kunal Kamra deletes tweet showing morphed video of child singing for PM Modi in Germany
India Today
Comedian Kunal Kamra deleted the morphed video of a child singing a song for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Germany. Kamra deleted the video from Twitter after a controversy sparked over the matter on Thursday.
After facing backlash, comedian Kunal Kamra deleted the morphed video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's interaction with a child in Berlin, Germany, that he had shared on Twitter earlier.
A controversy erupted after Kunal Kamra tweeted a "doctored" video of a boy singing a patriotic song in front of PM Modi in Germany. The boy had originally sung 'Hey Janmabhoomi Bharat' in front of PM Modi. However, the song was replaced with another song on inflation -- "Mehengayi daayan khaaye jaat hain" -- in the morphed video.
#WATCH PM Narendra Modi in all praises for a young Indian-origin boy as he sings a patriotic song on his arrival in Berlin, Germany pic.twitter.com/uNHNM8KEKm
The father of the child lashed out at comedian Kunal Kamra, calling him "kachra" (trash). The child's father, Ganesh Pol, retweeted Kamra's tweet saying, "He is my 7-year-old son, who wanted to sing this song for his beloved Motherland."
"Though he is still very young but certainly he loves his country more than you Mr. Kamra or Kachra whatever u are. Keep the poor boy out of your filthy politics & try to work on your poor jokes," Ganesh Pol said.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, Ganesh Pol said, "Whose permission did he take before morphing or modifying that video? Few people are saying that it's a comedy, but comedy can't be done with kids."
Responding to the father, Kunal Kamra said, "The joke is not on your son, while you enjoy your son sing for his motherland to the most popular son, there are songs that he should listen to from people of his country also." Kamra also said the video is in the public domain posted by a news organisation.
