Kunal Kamra’s ‘Naya Bharat’ show at Habitat in Mumbai’s Khar area has triggered a massive political storm after he indirectly veiled swipe at Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, and also mentioned CM Devendra Fadnavis. But that wasn’t all. Kamra also went all in on Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal, roasting him over his company’s two-wheelers.
This fresh jibe comes on the heels of their feud online over EV backlog, where Aggarwal mockingly invited Kamra to help out at Ola’s service centres, promising to pay him “better than his flop shows”.
Kunal Kamra on Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal
During his set, Kamra interacted with an audience member, asking his name and profession. The man, Zoheb, replied that he was a tech journalist.
Kamra then quipped, “What tech is even happening in India? What do you report on – Ola scooters catching fire?” His remark drew laughter and applause from the audience.
“How technology failed,” Kamra added.
Zoheb responded: “That’s the problem. There’s no real tech happening”
Building on the conversation, Kamra said, “Indian businessmen don’t even admit when they’re wrong. Take the Ola guy, for example. What did I even say that made him so furious? It’s simple, you manufacture two-wheelers, and neither of their wheels works. And yet, he tells me, ‘Come work with us, let’s build India together.’”
“Why do these businessmen have a fetish for building India? You can’t even build a decent bike, and now you want to build the whole country? Keep your aspirations in check. Instead of fixing the issue, he launched new bike colours. Maybe a different shade will magically fix the problem. Where a detox is needed, they’re offering botox,” he added.
Kamra went on to say, “And there he is, offering me money. Why not give it to the people waiting for refunds? I’ve stopped tweeting about Ola because people keep blaming me. ‘Because of you, my stocks have dipped!’ I’m like, dude, I wrote my tweets, he wrote his. I never even accepted a job at Ola.”
He then revealed that after the Ola controversy, many people started tagging him, sharing details of their vehicles and even pictures of their service books. Some even slid into his DMs.
“The agencies meant for consumer protection are powerless. They approach the Ola owner, and he just flashes a photo with Modi ji, and they turn around and leave! What am I supposed to do?” Kamra further joked.
FIR against Kamra
An FIR has been filed against Kunal Kamra over his remarks against Shinde. The FIR was filed on the complaint of Shiv Sena MLA Muraji Patel.
The complaint read, “The acts committed by Mr Kunal Kamra, including making statements that hurt public sentiments, utter obscene words, and make defamatory insinuations and innuendos targeting Shri Eknath Shinde, are not only offensive but also unlawful.”