Kiku Sharda controversy: Bollywood reacts on social media

New Delhi: Actor Kiku Sharda embroiled himself in trouble after he mimicked the Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a show.

 

 

According to the reports, the actor had been sent to 14 days judicial custody on Wednesday.

Bollywood seems to have taken the issue as a larger problem at hand and reacted to the whole controversy on social media.

Here's a list of celebrities who took to Twitter to share what they felt about it:

Changing my bio to 'Godman'. I've 2.47 lakh followers. Anyone making fun of me will now be arrested under section 295A of IPC. #KikuSharda — Shirish Kunder (@ShirishKunder) January 13, 2016

Congratulations India on speedily arresting someone for comedy. Now maybe you can do the same for actual crime soon. — Vir Das (@thevirdas) January 13, 2016

#KikuSharda pic.twitter.com/3KBxnaA1v2 — Farah Khan (@TheFarahKhan) January 13, 2016

Only a court in Haryana would want a comedian in custody, and criminals as law makers! @kikusharda isn't the one who should be in jail! — रanviर_ डhoरeय_ (@RanvirShorey) January 13, 2016

I don't see our leaders getting arrested for behaving like comedians everyday. — Vir Das (@thevirdas) January 13, 2016

We Indians taking offense on EVERYTHING is bad enough. Stop arresting/harassing comics for that. #ReleaseKikuShardaNOW! — Raghu Ram (@tweetfromRaghu) January 13, 2016

pic.twitter.com/a4v7dDxp1x — Raghu Ram (@tweetfromRaghu) January 13, 2016

#FreeKiku pic.twitter.com/iQyasn5LFU — Raghu Ram (@tweetfromRaghu) January 13, 2016

WTH?!!!!!! This is insane!!! We have really lost the ability to laugh at ourselves.. Hope u ok @kikusharda https://t.co/tO23bDa4gn — SOPHIE CHOUDRY (@Sophie_Choudry) January 13, 2016

Someone imitates god - nothing. Kiku imitates someone - gets arrested. This is wrong on SO many levels its not even funny. — Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) January 13, 2016

Living in the times where one can get arrested for laughing lampooning and imitation .. will I get arrested for tweeting next? #outrage — Huma Qureshi (@humasqureshi) January 13, 2016

First things first, If the man has sincerely apologised could someone please put him out of his misery!!! #kikusharda — Boman Irani (@bomanirani) January 13, 2016

A country where everything is sacred except laughter #KikuSharda — Twinkle Khanna (@mrsfunnybones) January 13, 2016

The agenda is to systemically silence all opinion & free speech. So no one can question anything anymore. Can't everyone see it? #KikuSharda — Mini Mathur (@minimathur) January 14, 2016