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Comedian Kunal Kamra in trouble, to face contempt charge for tweet against SC

The charges relate to four tweets against the Supreme Court for ordering the release of Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami on interim bail.

Attorney General KK Venugopal grants consent to initiate criminal contempt against comedian Kunal Kamra

New Delhi: Attorney General KK Venugopal on Thursday gave consent for initiating criminal contempt against stand up comedian Kunal Kamra, for his alleged derogatory tweets against a Supreme Court judge.

According to the reports, in his consent letter, the attorney general said that Kamra’s tweets were “highly objectionable” and it “constitutes criminal contempt of court”.

Two Pune based lawyers and one law student seek Attorney General KK Venugopal’s consent to initiate contempt proceedings against stand up comic artist Kunal Kamra for his tweets criticizing the judiciary after the apex court granted bail to Arnab Goswami.