New Delhi, November 17: After stringing controversy by passing anti-India comments under the name of "comedy", comedian Vir Das has landed in big legal trouble. Delhi Police have booked the comedian for intentionally demolishing the image of India by uttering a rant against the nation at an event held in the United States.

 

 

In a complaint, Das has been accused of using derogatory language against the nation as a part of the video, which was part of an event in the United States of America.

 

 

 

This is the second complaint filed against him. Earlier, Advocate Ashutosh J. Dubey, a practising legal solicitor at the Bombay High Court and the legal advisor to the BJP-Maharashtra, also filed a case against Das in Mumbai. He has also shared a copy of the complaint through his Twitter account. 

 

In his complaint, Dubey has mentioned that the comedian is trying to portray India as the biggest threat to Indian democracy and that the intention behind the video seems to be to instil fear and hatred among the people of the country. He further mentioned that Vir Das made derogatory remarks against the PM, accusing him of mishandling the PM CARES fund.

 

 

 

"He attracts IPC sections amongst others and it is necessary to issue notice to the intermediaries to take the appropriate action, failing which the Indian Comedian (Vir Das) must be acted upon as per the provisions of law,", the lawyer wrote.

 

This comes after the comedian uploaded a video on YouTube, titled "I come from Two Indias,", in which he peddled anti-India propaganda under the garb of comedy. He talked about politics, religion, and nationality, all while instilling fear that India, which was once built by great men, would soon be forgotten. In that 7 minute video, while defining India, he insulted that country by saying, "I come from an India where we worship women during the day and gang-rape them during the night."

 

After facing backlash over the statement, Das, with no guilt, released a statement trying to cover up the blunder that he had created. In his statement, Das claimed that he wanted to show the dual image of India. He also alleged that he intended to remind people that the country, despite its issues, was "great".

 

 

 

What is more shocking is that when every citizen was condemning the act and slamming Das, some of the librandus came to his help by justifying the act under the name of comedy and freedom of speech.

 

 

 

Though there have indeed been cases of horrific gang rapes that have happened in India in recent months, those acts do not define India.

 

It is now common practise for stand-up comedians to insult the country or politicians in the name of comedy.And if something happens, just release a statement and say they didn't mean what they said.

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