Why Many Standup Comedians Are Insensitive When Comes to Hindus?
A joke is a joke. It should be taken with a pinch of salt. But a joke can never become history, and a comedian trying to reduce a historical tragedy into a joke should never be taken as humour.
That is exactly what has happened with the recent remarks of Samay Raina.
At a time when he himself has been moving from one controversy to another, apologizing to authorities for his own content, he chose to trivialise the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits – mockingly equating it to his own situation and calling it “Kashmiri Pandit wisdom”.
This is not comedy. This is a complete collapse of understanding.
Read more at: https://www.news18.com/opinion/opinion-kashmiri-pandit-exodus-is-not-a-joke-when-comedy-crosses-the-line-ws-l-10026970.html
- 20 Apr 2026
- WerIndia
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