Bengaluru: Comedian Vir Das show scheduled to be held on Thursday evening in Bengaluru, was cancelled due to protests by a right-wing outfit.
The show was cancelled last minute after the members of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti carried out protests, alleging Das hurt their religious sentiments.
“In one of his previous shows, Das made fun of our country and women and insulted Hindu religion. We filed a police complaint with Vyalikaval police station and forced organisers to cancel the show. We request people to boycott such shows,” Mohan Gowda, spokesperson, Hindu Janajagriti Vedike, said.
The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti had even filed a police complaint a few days ago.
In a complaint to the Vyalikali police station on Monday, the Samiti leaders said Das had made derogatory statements against women, our Prime minister, and India at John F Kennedy Center in Washington DC, America, and denigrated the nation.
(With Agency Inputs)