Former election strategist and Jan Suraj Party chief Prashant Kishor today backed stand-up comic Kumal Kamra amid the huge controversy over his comments on Eknath Shinde, saying he does not play politics or have “ulterior motives”. “Kunal Kamra is my friend,” Prashant Kishor said, also admitting that he had said some things that “caused controversy”.
“But so far as I know him, he has no ulterior motive. People who think he is playing politics — he would not do anything like that,” he added.
Mr Kamra, Prashant Kishor said, lives in Pondicherry.
“He does organic farming. He does stand-up-comedy on the side. He has no political rivalry. He is one of those who love their country. Maybe he has chosen his words wrongly. If he has done so then there should be an legal action. But I can say he has respect for the country and its constitution,” he added.