India, March 24 -- Maharashtra minister of state (MoS) for home Yogesh Kadam on Monday said that the state government will investigate stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra's call records and financial transactions.

Kamra is at the centre of controversy for his remarks against Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde.

The minister said that a probe against Kamra will be conducted to determine if "any mastermind" is behind him.

While performing at the Habitat Studio at the Unicontinental Hotel in Mumbai's Khar area, Kunal Kamra had referred to Shinde as a "traitor". He also sang from a Hindi movie to describe Shinde's 2022 rebellion against his then-boss, Uddhav Thackeray.

After the video of his show was released on YouTube, several Shi...