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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