Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui's arrest shames us all: Tharoor
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said the arrest of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui "shames us all". Tharoor tweeted, "As a democracy; as a country mature enough to enjoy a laugh; as a society that does not discriminate...In none of these categories can we hold our head high." Faruqui and four others were arrested for allegedly insulting Hindu deities in Indore.