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Kunal Kamra responded to Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, who earlier warned the stand-up comic that he can perform in the national capital “at his own risk”.
Comedian Kunal Kamra | File image: @kunakamra/X)
Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, who triggered a massive controversy with his recent ‘gaddar‘ remark directed at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, took a jibe at Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta who had warned the stand-up comic that he can perform in the national capital “at his own risk”.
While speaking at an event organised by The Indian Express, Gupta was asked if she would allow comedians like Kunal Kamra to perform in Delhi, where he would possibly crack jokes on the Prime Minister and other politically-affiliated people.
The Delhi CM responded, “He can come at his own risk. People of Delhi would listen to him.”
When asked about how a chief minister can say ‘at his own risk’ and not at her assurance, Gupta responded, “Right, you come, I will welcome you.”
Hours after Kamra responded to Gupta’s statement and suggested that “come at your own risk” should be a tagline for Delhi Tourism.
“‘Come at your own risk’ should be a tagline for Delhi Tourism,” Kamra said in a post on X.
“Come at your own risk” should be a tagline for Delhi Tourism.— Kunal Kamra (@kunalkamra88) June 27, 2025
Kunal Kamra Row
Kamra stoked a row after giving a spin-off to a popular Hindi song in which he took a veiled dig at Shinde, calling him a “gaddar” (traitor). He allegedly referred to the 2022 Maharashtra political crisis in which Shinde led the collapse of Uddhav Thackeray’s state government.
Recorded in February, the programme called ‘Naya Bharat’ was uploaded on Kamra’s YouTube channel on March 23, drawing strong reactions from the Shiv Sainiks.
Shiv Sena leaders condemned his remarks, demanding an unconditional apology from him.
The controversy escalated into violence when Yuva Sena, the youth wing of Shinde’s Shiv Sena, vandalised the Habitat comedy venue where the show was filmed.
Despite having multiple clashes with the BJP-led Centre in the past, the comedian has refused to apologise for his remark but had expressed willingness to cooperate with the police.
Three separate cases were filed against the stand-up comedian at Khar police station, with one complaint lodged by the Mayor of Jalgaon city and the other two by a hotelier and a businessman from Nashik, according to the Mumbai Police.
For the unversed, Kamra, in 2019 and 2024, contributed to the crowdfunding drive launched by Kanhaiya Kumar, who was then a Congress candidate from northeast Delhi, against the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Manoj Tiwari.
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More
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