India, March 25 -- Maharashtra Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde has broken his silence on the row over Kunal Kamra's alleged joke against him, saying that "we understand satire, but there should be limit".

Comedian Kunal Kamra had courted a massive controversy on Sunday after he allegedly made a 'gaddar' (traitor) joke on Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde. Without taking any names, Kamra had seemingly mocked Shinde by modifying a song from the Hindi movie 'Dil Toh Pagal Hai'.

Shiv Sena leaders had heavily criticised Kamra for his remarks, with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis urging Kamra to apologise for his "low-level comedy".

"Freedom of speech is there and we understand satire, but there should be a limit," Shinde said in his first ...