Comedian Shyam Rangeela’s Mimicry On PM Modi Gets Dropped From The Great Indian Laughter Show

Amid popular comedians—Kapil Sharma and Sunil Gorver—fighting among themselves, the news of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge returning with yet another season after several years was like a breath of fresh air. However, post a few episodes, the show got embroiled in a lot of controversies.

Two of the mentors got replaced from the channel as they failed to get the TRPs of the show. Later, Mallika Dua and her father accused Akshay Kumar of passing a sexist joke against her and sought an apology too. Now, one of the contestants Shyam Rangeela has accused the channel of censoring his act on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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One of the videos in which, he is mimicking the PM has gone viral, and he is happy that the video has leaked online. Furthermore, he thinks that PM Modi doesn’t have a problem with people making fun of him.

“About 26 days after the act was shot, and a few days before it was to be telecast, I was told my part was being dropped. They asked me to prepare something else. I was told I could mimic Rahul Gandhi, but later they asked me to not mimic him either,” Indian Express quoted the comedian as saying. He added that the channel feared his act might receive a lot of backlash from people.

“I want to send this message to the channel that Modi ji himself enjoys his mimicry. He told me, ‘If you wish to, you should mimic me, just take care that the crowd should be entertained.’ He believes mimicry is an art. Modi ji in fact, said that there should not be in any discrimination, that powerful people are not poked fun at, and only rest of the sections are the subject of one’s humour,” he added.

He said that he has mimicked a lot of politicians in front of them as well.?

Comedian-actor Vir Das also supported Shyam on the issue.?

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Shyam Rangeela is receiving support from his fellow comedians and mimicry artistes.?