India, March 25 -- Actor Kangana Ranaut has spoken out regarding the controversy surrounding comedian Kunal Kamra, who recently faced backlash for his joke about Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde.

Addressing the matter, Kangana told ANI: "To dishonour anyone is not right... in the name of comedy you are disregarding someone's work. Shinde ji used to drive rickshaw long ago and he has achieved so much on his own. What credentials he (Kunal Kamra) has? Who are they? In the name of comedy they abuse, make fun of our holy books, people. They call themselves influencers... we need to think where our society is going just for two minutes of fame."

Kunal recently found himself at the centre of controversy after he seemingly mo...