New Delhi, March 23 -- Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has sparked controversy after allegedly referring to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as a "traitor" (Gaddar) during a recent performance. His remarks have drawn strong backlash from the Shiv Sena, which has demanded his arrest.

"Meri nazar se tum dekho to gaddar nazar wo aaye. Haaye." Kunal Kamra said during his show. He spoofed Shinde using a modified version of a Hindi song from "Dil To Pagal Hai", eliciting laughter from the audience.

The comdedian shared the video clip on the social networking platform X.

Kunal Kamra alluded to Eknath Shinde's 2022 rebellion, which led to the split of Shiv Sena into the Shinde faction and the Uddhav Thackeray faction.

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