Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui dropped from Gurugram show
The Hindu
BJP lodges police complaint against his performance
GURUGRAM: Controversial stand-up comedianhas been dropped from an upcoming three-day later this month here in the wake of a complaint filed against him by the BJP Haryana unit’s IT department head.
In his complaint to the Gurugram police, Arun Yadav, IT department head, Haryana BJP, said that Mr. Faruqui had insulted Hindu deities divine to his faith and the stand-up comedian was continuously doing so on open platforms such as live performances and shows.
“His activities have offended my Hindu faith. This is intentionally done to incite communal disharmony,” said the complaint by Mr. Yadav, with reference to some of the videos of the stand-up comedian allegedly mocking Hindu deities. He also put out the copy of the complaint on his Twitter handle.