Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 24 (ANI): Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora on Monday attacked stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his comments on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and called the latter a 'self-made leader.'

'Mocking Eknath Shinde ji--a self-made leader who rose from driving an auto to leading India's 2nd largest state--reeks of classist arrogance,' Deora posted on X.

'India is rejecting entitled monarchs and their bootlicking ecosystem that pretends to champion meritocracy and democracy,' he added.

This comes after stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra made alleged objectionable remarks about Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in his recent stand up sketch posted on YouTube.

The Shiv Sena workers on Sunday vandalised the Habitat Comedy Club in Khar after stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra's remarkswent viral. Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske, reacting to the controversy, stated that Kunal Kamra is a hired comedian who is making comments on his party's leader for some money.

Shiv Sena MLA Murji Patel also filed an FIR against Kunal Kamra for his comments. Patel filed the FIR in the MIDC police station and demanded strict actions against Kunal Kamra.

He also demanded an apology from Kamra within two days. Patel added that he would raise the issue in the assembly and requested the state home minister to take strict actions against him.

'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...', Murji Patel said to ANI on Sunday.

Kamra's remarks were delivered through a song in a stand up sketch video posted on the social media platform X. (ANI)