Three shows of comedian Pulkit Mani were cancelled in three different cities of Uttar Pradesh following his mimicry of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a Congress event. Additionally, a parody video by Mani satirising Modi's interactions with foreign leaders was blocked on Instagram due to a legal demand from the government.
Three shows of comedian Pulkit Mani in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Uttar Pradesh have been cancelled after he mimicked Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s event in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. According to Mani, his show in Noida was cancelled due to 'unforeseen circumstances'. Hours later, he claimed that shows in Kanpur and Lucknow were also cancelled due to 'repeated threats from goon activists'. It remains unclear whether Mani called off the shows or if the venues cancelled them. The comedian performed at Gandhi’s student event in Indore on Saturday, where the comedian appeared to mimic Modi's interactions with foreign leaders and his use of the phrase ‘my friend’. During the skit, Gandhi, while hugging the comedian, asked, ‘How are you, Modi ji?’.
In a separate incident, on March 18, a parody video by Mani satirising Modi’s interactions with foreign leaders was blocked on Instagram following what the platform said was a legal demand from the government.
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