'Do We Want to Be a Country That Jails Comedians?': Chetan Bhagat

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Description: 'A joke, by definition, is not meant to be taken seriously,' Bhagat said on the Kunal Kamra controversy.

'A joke, by definition, is not meant to be taken seriously,' Bhagat said on the Kunal Kamra controversy.

Karan Thapar

'A joke, by definition, is not meant to be taken seriously,' Bhagat said on the Kunal Kamra controversy.

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In an interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, author Chetan Bhagat said, “We should not take legal action on Kunal Kamra as it was a joke” even if it was unfunny or offensive. More pointedly he asked, “Do we want to be a country that jails comedians?”

The answer is clearly no.

In a 35-minute interview, Bhagat, the author of multiple books, five of which have been made into films, said,“Whether a joke is stupid, boring, obnoxious or provocative, it’s still a joke. And a joke, by definition, is not meant to be taken seriously.”

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