Listen to Story Comedian Munawar Faruqui, who won Salman Khan-hosted show Bigg Boss 17, publicly apologised for his insensitive joke on Konkani people. During a performance in Taloja, Mumbai, he said, "Konkani log chu**** banate hai " (Konkanis fool others). This remark did not sit well with many people, who called him out on social media platforms.
In his apology video, he mentioned that he understands the issue after receiving backlash for it. On August 12, he shared a video, in which he explained that his controversial joke was a part of a 'crowd work' show where he interacts with the audience. He said that some people were hurt hearing his comments and apologised for it.
He said, "I noticed that people are getting hurt over my clip and as a comedian, I do not want to hurt anyone. Maine jispe joke kiya tha wo logon ne bhi bahut enjoy kiya tha show. Show pe bhi sab log the, Marathi log the, Muslim log the, Hindu log the (The people I made the joke about enjoyed the show a lot.
There were people from all backgrounds at the show - Marathis, Muslims and Hindis)." He then added, "When we see such things [reactions] on the Internet, we notice it. We understand the issue.
I want to apologise and say sorry to all. Jai Hind, Jai Maharashtra." Here's the video: àäàåàäàä£àä3⁄4àäμàä° àäàåàäa àäàåàäa àäaàåàä°àåàä® àäÆàä£àä¿ àä®àä3⁄4àäàå àä®àä3⁄4àäëàåâäï ̧ pic.
twitter.com/pUSPYuZ9Kf — munawar faruqui (@munawar0018) August 12, 2024 Munawar's controversial clip received a lot of attention when Bharatiya Janata Party's MLA Nitesh Rane shared a video threatening him. He said, "It won't take long time to send a green snake like you to Pakistan.
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com/p8CxplcVdd — Nitesh Rane (@NiteshNRane) August 12, 2024 Maharatastra Navnirman Sena (MNS) supporters called out Munawar Faruqui for his remarks as well. Controversies are not new to Munawar Faruqui. In 2021, he was arrested for allegedly cracking a joke on religious deities .
He was let out on bail later. His comments snowballed into a huge controversy, which resulted in cancellation of his shows..
