It’s not funny! No nod for Munawar

Bengaluru, Nov. 28: The Bengaluru police denied permission to Munawar Faruqui’s stand-up comedy show in the city on Sunday amid protest by Hindu right-wing outfits who alleged that the artist had hurt Hindu sentiments in one of his shows.

“Yes, we have denied him permission. He will not perform any public show today,” a senior police officer said.

Faruqui shared a statement on social media confirming that his Bengaluru show that had sold “600 plus” tickets was cancelled Sunday in the wake of the “threats to venue vandalism” and said he was “done”.

“My name is Munawar Faruqui. And that’s been my time, you guys were (a) wonderful audience. Good bye, I’m done,” he said.