Kunal Kamra is a popular stand-up comedian who has made his presence on YouTube and has a good number of fan following. He grabbed the spot-light yesterday through a video he posted on his official Twitter handle, with the famous journalist Arnab Goswami.
For the unversed, Kunal had uploaded a video of him asking Arnab to answers his questions, while the latter had ignored him, inside the Mumbai to Lucknow Indigo flight in which they both were travelling co-incidentally. The video stimulated debates among the netizens whether what Kunal has done is right or wrong. Here's the video:
I did this for my hero...
I did it for Rohit pic.twitter.com/aMSdiTanHo
— Kunal Kamra (@kunalkamra88) January 28, 2020
After this video turned viral, the airlines Indigo had announced that Kunal has been banned from using the airline for the next 6 months, as he had invaded the private space of a passenger and deemed the act 'Unacceptable'. Post which, Air India had announced that Kunal is suspended from flying in their airline until further notice.
@MoCA_GoI @HardeepSPuri In light of the recent incident on board 6E 5317 from Mumbai to Lucknow, we wish to inform that we are suspending Mr. Kunal Kamra from flying with IndiGo for a period of six months, as his conduct onboard was unacceptable behaviour. 1/2
— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) January 28, 2020
The stand-up comedian has now issued a statement as to what exactly happened inside the flight before what was seen in the video. While some seem to agree with the airlines' decision, the internet majorly seems to be fumed over the act. Check out Kunal's statement, below:
*My Statement* pic.twitter.com/cxFcSCq0Jf
— Kunal Kamra (@kunalkamra88) January 28, 2020