New Delhi: Bengaluru police sought to cancel the show by Comedian Munawar Faruqui scheduled to be held at an auditorium in the city, citing law and order issues. Exasperated with the decision, Munawar Faruqui on his official Twitter handle expressed his disappointment as he said, "hate won, an artist lost" claiming it to be an "injustice."
This is the stand-up comedian's latest scheduled event to be cancelled, following the cancellation of a similar programme in Mumbai last month due to threats from the right-wing Bajrang Dal.
Earlier this year, Faruqui was arrested for "insulting Hindu gods and goddesses" at one of his comedy concerts and spent a month in jail.
The Bengaluru Police alluded to Mr Faruqui's show "Dongri to Nowhere" in the letter addressed to the Good Shepherd auditorium in Bengaluru's Ashok Nagar and described him as a "controversial figure."
"It is learned that Munawar Faruqui is a controversial figure, as was his statements on other religions' Gods. Many states have banned his comedy shows. It is learned that a case has been filed against him in Madhya Pradesh. Similar cases are filed against him in other states," reads the letter sent by Ashok Nagar Police, reported NDTV.
"There's credible info that several organisations could create chaos leading to law and order problems," the police further said.
(With inputs from Agencies)