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Mumbai Police on Monday detained Shiv Sena leaders Rahool Kanal, Shrikant Sarmalkar and others for vandalising Hotel UniContinental, the venue of the stand-up gig where comedian Kunal Kamra's 'gaddar' joke hinted at Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde. Workers from the Eknath Shinde-led party had on Sunday damaged the hotel in Mumbai's Khar where Kunal Kamra's show was filmed

The Sena leaders were brought to the Khar police station after being detained by cops, as per a Hindustan Times report. An FIR was registered at the Khar police station against Kanal, Sarmalkar, and 17 others whose names are not yet known.

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FIR Against Kunal Kamra

Shiv Sena MLA Murji Patel filed an FIR against Kunal Kamra for his remarks. Patel filed the FIR in the MIDC police station, demanding strict action against Kamra and an apology from him within two days, a news agency ANI report said. He warned that if he doesn't apologise, then Kamra will not be allowed to move freely in Mumbai.

The Shiv Sena MLA further said that he will raise the issue in the state assembly and requested state home minister to take firm actions against Kamra.

“We have filed an FIR against Kunal Kamra for his comments against our leader and Maharashtra's DCM Eknath Shinde. We have demanded quick action against him. I want to tell him to apologise to Eknath Shinde within two days otherwise Shiv Sainiks will not let him move about freely in Mumbai. If he is seen anywhere in public, we will paint his face black... We will take up this issue in the assembly and request our state's home minister to order action against him as soon as possible,” Patel told ANI.

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What Did Kunal Kamra Say?

A political slugfest triggered after Comedian Kunal Kamra on Sunday uploaded a video on his official YouTube channel commenting on Maharashtra politics, in which he referred to Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as a "traitor".

"Meri nazar se tum dekho to gaddar nazar wo aaye. Haaye," Kunal Kamra said during his show. He mocked Eknath Shinde using a modified version of a Hindi song from "Dil To Pagal Hai", eliciting laughter from the audience. The comedian shared the video clip on the social networking platform X. Kunal Kamra alluded to Eknath Shinde's 2022 rebellion, which led to the split of Shiv Sena into the Shinde faction and the Uddhav Thackeray faction.