New Delhi, Nov 11 (PTI) TMC MP Derek O’Brien has invited slapstick comedian Vir Das to Kolkata, a day after his present in Bengaluru was cancelled on the final minute following protests by Hindu right-wing teams.
The protesting teams alleged that the present, scheduled to be held on Thursday, would harm Hindu non secular sentiments.
“Hey @thevirdas Come to #Kolkata. We’d like to have you ever right here this winter. DM me please. Let’s get this going,” the TMC’s chief of the Home in Rajya Sabha mentioned in a tweet.
Hey @thevirdas
Come to #Kolkata. We’d like to have you ever right here this winter. DM me please. Let’s get this going. https://t.co/P9taO0dewq
— Derek O’Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) November 11, 2022
Das later uploaded a video on Twitter to discourage any assumptions made on his content material. Within the video Das might be seen asking his viewers if something he mentioned through the present defamed India or harm any sentiment. The group is seen answering within the unfavourable.
“I made this video after one among my reveals, Simply in Case. I’ve no real interest in media spectacles or getting used for headlines. I’m an artist. I shouldn’t be on the information. Many assumptions are made about my content material. I belief my artwork and my viewers to talk for me. #TrustTheAudience,” Das tweeted.
I made this video after one among my reveals, Simply in Case. I’ve no real interest in media spectacles or getting used for headlines. I’m an artist. I shouldn’t be on the information. Many assumptions are made about my content material. I belief my artwork and my viewers to talk for me. #TrustTheAudience ❤️🙏 pic.twitter.com/NTT9T5cEq9
— Vir Das (@thevirdas) November 10, 2022
Das’ monologue “I come from two Indias” had stirred a row a yr in the past when he was criticised for allegedly defaming the nation.
Known as India’s Silicon Valley, Bengaluru is residence to folks from throughout the nation, particularly these within the Data Expertise sector.
Over the previous couple of years, a number of reveals by stand-up comedians within the metropolis had been cancelled.
Two reveals of Munawar Faruqui had been cancelled in November 2021 and August this yr. In December 2021, a number of reveals of Kunal Kamra had been cancelled following “threats to shut down the venue”.