India, March 25 -- A day after Puducherry-based stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra stirred up controversy by posting a video in which he is seen seemingly taking a jibe at deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, on social media platforms X, Instagram and YouTube, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis asked for his apology, calling him a "Left liberal and urban Naxal", even as Shiv Sena protestors burnt Kamra's effigy at Tembhi Naka, Thane, Shinde's pocket borough.

Responding to queries on the issue posed by BJP and Shiv Sena legislators in the state Assembly on Monday, Fadnavis remarked, "You have freedom of expression but it cannot be used to insult anyone with low level comedy," while his junior in the Home department Yogesh Kadam, said Kamra's pho...