Comic Munawar Faruqui Dropped From Gurgaon Show Amid 'Threats', Complaint
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Munawar Faruqui was on the list of artistes scheduled to perform at the Gurgaon Comedy Festival on December 17-19.
Stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui has been dropped from a Gurgaon comedy show by its organisers, who claim to have received calls warning of disruptions. A BJP leader also filed a police complaint against his performance. विवादित स्टैंडअप कॉमेडियन मुनव्वर फारूकी के गुरुग्राम में होने जा रहे शो के खिलाफ पुलिस में शिकायत दर्ज@TajinderBagga भाई , किसी भी सूरत में इस गद्दार का शो गुरुग्राम में होने नहीं दिया जाएगा " जय श्री राम " ???? pic.twitter.com/m8qiZgTDhP
Munawar Faruqui was on the list of artistes scheduled to perform at the Gurgaon Comedy Festival on December 17-19.
The organisers said they faced a huge backlash on social media after putting out posters of the show.
BJP leader Arun Yadav, the party's state IT cell in-charge, tweeted the police complaint he filed along with the comment: "We will not allow this traitor's show in Gurgaon under any circumstances. Jai Shri Ram."
