The protesting teams alleged that the present, scheduled to be held on Thursday, would harm Hindu spiritual sentiments.

“Hello @thevirdas Come to #Kolkata. We would love to have you here this winter. DM me please. Let’s get this going,” the TMC’s chief of the House in Rajya Sabha mentioned in a tweet.

Hello @thevirdas

Come to #Kolkata. We would like to have you ever right here this winter. DM me please. Let’s get this going. https://t.co/P9taO0dewq

— Derek O’Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) November 11, 2022

Das later uploaded a video on Twitter to discourage any assumptions made on his content material. In the video Das might be seen asking his viewers if something he mentioned through the present defamed India or harm any sentiment. The crowd is seen answering within the damaging.

“I made this video after one of my shows, Just in Case. I have no interest in media spectacles or being used for headlines. I’m an artist. I shouldn’t be on the news. Many assumptions are made about my content. I trust my art and my audience to speak for me. #TrustTheAudience,” Das tweeted.

I made this video after one among my reveals, Just in Case. I’ve little interest in media spectacles or getting used for headlines. I’m an artist. I shouldn’t be on the information. Many assumptions are made about my content material. I belief my artwork and my viewers to talk for me. #TrustTheAudience ❤️🙏 pic.twitter.com/NTT9T5cEq9

— Vir Das (@thevirdas) November 10, 2022

Das’ monologue “I come from two Indias” had stirred a row a 12 months in the past when he was criticised for allegedly defaming the nation.

Referred to as India’s Silicon Valley, Bengaluru is house to individuals from throughout the nation, particularly these within the Information Technology sector.

Over the previous few years, a number of reveals by stand-up comedians within the metropolis had been cancelled.

Two reveals of Munawar Faruqui had been cancelled in November 2021 and August this 12 months. In December 2021, a number of reveals of Kunal Kamra had been cancelled following “threats to close down the venue”.