New Delhi: Actor Kiku Sharda embroiled himself in trouble after he mimicked the Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a show.
According to the reports, the actor had been sent to 14 days judicial custody on Wednesday.
Bollywood seems to have taken the issue as a larger problem at hand and reacted to the whole controversy on social media.
Here's a list of celebrities who took to Twitter to share what they felt about it:
Changing my bio to 'Godman'. I've 2.47 lakh followers. Anyone making fun of me will now be arrested under section 295A of IPC. #KikuSharda
— Shirish Kunder (@ShirishKunder) January 13, 2016
Congratulations India on speedily arresting someone for comedy. Now maybe you can do the same for actual crime soon.
— Vir Das (@thevirdas) January 13, 2016
#KikuSharda pic.twitter.com/3KBxnaA1v2
— Farah Khan (@TheFarahKhan) January 13, 2016
Only a court in Haryana would want a comedian in custody, and criminals as law makers! @kikusharda isn't the one who should be in jail!
— रanviर_ डhoरeय_ (@RanvirShorey) January 13, 2016
I don't see our leaders getting arrested for behaving like comedians everyday.
— Vir Das (@thevirdas) January 13, 2016
We Indians taking offense on EVERYTHING is bad enough. Stop arresting/harassing comics for that. #ReleaseKikuShardaNOW!
— Raghu Ram (@tweetfromRaghu) January 13, 2016
— Raghu Ram (@tweetfromRaghu) January 13, 2016
#FreeKiku pic.twitter.com/iQyasn5LFU
— Raghu Ram (@tweetfromRaghu) January 13, 2016
WTH?!!!!!! This is insane!!! We have really lost the ability to laugh at ourselves.. Hope u ok @kikusharda https://t.co/tO23bDa4gn
— SOPHIE CHOUDRY (@Sophie_Choudry) January 13, 2016
Someone imitates god - nothing. Kiku imitates someone - gets arrested. This is wrong on SO many levels its not even funny.
— Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) January 13, 2016
Living in the times where one can get arrested for laughing lampooning and imitation .. will I get arrested for tweeting next? #outrage
— Huma Qureshi (@humasqureshi) January 13, 2016
First things first, If the man has sincerely apologised could someone please put him out of his misery!!! #kikusharda
— Boman Irani (@bomanirani) January 13, 2016
A country where everything is sacred except laughter #KikuSharda
— Twinkle Khanna (@mrsfunnybones) January 13, 2016
The agenda is to systemically silence all opinion & free speech. So no one can question anything anymore. Can't everyone see it? #KikuSharda
— Mini Mathur (@minimathur) January 14, 2016
