BookMyShow removes Kunal Kamra from site, Shinde Sena leader thanks CEO for ‘keeping portal clean’

Online ticketing platform BookMyShow has delisted stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra from its platform, PTI quoted a Shiv Sena leader from Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s faction as saying on Saturday.

All listings and content about Kamra have been removed from the website, and his name has also been removed from the roster of artists.

The Shiv Sena’s social media head Rahool Kanal thanked BookMyShow CEO Ashish Hemrajani for keeping its portal "clean and keeping such artist out of the list of pure entertainment".

“Your belief in maintaining peace and at the same time respecting our emotions has been instrumental,” PTI quoted Kanal as saying in his letter.

Reacting to a report about the development, Kamra asked BookMyShow if he could continue to list his shows on the platform. The comedian added: “If not it’s fine. I understand.”

Hello @bookmyshow can you please confirm if I have your platform to list my shows if not it’s fine. I understand… https://t.co/JqjJtuWFE3— Kunal Kamra (@kunalkamra88) April 5, 2025

On Wednesday, Kanal had written to Hemrajani, urging him to delist Kamra from the platform, ANI reported.

Kanal’s letter described Kamra as “an individual with a documented history of habitual criminal behavior” who engages in a “sustained campaign of vilification and defamation" targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chief ministers and deputy chief ministers.

“These actions appear to...

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