Comic Vir Das' 'I Come From 2 Indias' Video Prompts Case By BJP Leader
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Aditya Jha, a spokesperson of the BJP in Delhi, has filed a complaint with the Delhi Police accusing Vir Das of belittling the country in the world stage.
Comic Vir Das's viral "I come from two Indias" video, furiously debated on social media, has provoked a police complaint by a BJP leader. Aditya Jha, a spokesperson of the BJP in Delhi, has filed a complaint with the Delhi Police accusing Vir Das of belittling the country on foreign soil. ???? pic.twitter.com/1xwR4Qp5Fw Vir DasNone can doubt that there are two India'sJust that we don't want an Indian to tell the world about itWe are intolerant and hypocritical
Mr Jha tweeted a video saying he "will not tolerate anyone insulting our nation in another country" and will fight for the arrest of Vir Das.
"I will take this fight to a decisive end. I want Vir Das to be arrested so that no one can malign the nation like this," Mr Jha says, urging people to support his cause.
Vir Das on Monday posted a video filmed at his show at Washington's Kennedy Centre. In a six-minute monologue, he describes two contrasting faces of the country and refers to many recent controversial topics in broad strokes.