“Hyderabad is a truly cosmopolitan city, we don’t cancel shows of Munawar Faruqui and Kunal Kamra just because we’re not aligned with them politically,” said Telangana Minister K. T. Rama Rao addressing an event in the Telangana capital.
“We truly are welcoming. I am saying this to those people from Bengaluru, you claim to be a cosmopolitan city and end up taking comedy very seriously. I don’t understand that at all.”
“Therefore, we truly are a cosmopolitan city, welcoming all cultures and criticism. You can come here and criticise the government. In fact, we receive a lot of brickbats from our Opposition everyday but are very tolerant,” he added.
Days after Faruqui’s shows were cancelled in Bengaluru, Kamra took to social media to say that his shows in the city were being cancelled after the organisers received threats. The “ruling class is at least trying to oppress with equality”, he had said.
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