Yesterday (28th Jan, Tuesday), comedian Kunal Kamra posted a viral in-flight video where he was seen roasting Arnab Goswami.
I did this for my hero…
— Kunal Kamra (@kunalkamra88) January 28, 2020
I did it for Rohit pic.twitter.com/aMSdiTanHo
And, as IndiGo became the first airline to ban comedian Kunal Kamra for six months, after this incident, #BoycottIndiGo trends on Twitter.
@MoCA_GoI @HardeepSPuri In light of the recent incident on board 6E 5317 from Mumbai to Lucknow, we wish to inform that we are suspending Mr. Kunal Kamra from flying with IndiGo for a period of six months, as his conduct onboard was unacceptable behaviour. 1/2
— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) January 28, 2020
Spice jet and Air India have also banned Kunal Kamra till ‘further notice.’
SpiceJet has decided to suspend Mr. Kunal Kamra from flying with the airline till further notice. @MoCA_GoI @DGCAIndia @HardeepSPuri @IndiGo6E
— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) January 29, 2020
#FlyAI: In view of the incident onboard @IndiGo6E, Air India wishes to inform that conduct of Person concerned is unacceptable.With a view to discourage such behavior onboard flts, Mr Kunal Kamra is suspended from flying on any Air India flt until further notice. @HardeepSPuri .
— Air India (@airindiain) January 28, 2020
However, people on social media are questioning the hypocrisy of the airlines as they pledge to boycott IndiGo. Check out these tweets for yourself.
#BoycottIndigo @IndiGo6E SHAME ON YOU!!!
— Purvika B (@purvikaaaa) January 29, 2020
Indigo #shameonyou. Just cancelled my ticket and booked #airasia. #BoycottIndigo
— Nihaarika Mittal (@nihaarikamittal) January 29, 2020
Even this poor @HardeepSPuri cannot get you customers that you lost with this stupid decision.
Shame on @HardeepSPuri @IndiGo6E @airindiain @flyspicejet & all the friggin cry babies at @republic who can’t handle the situation when they’re given their own medicine! #Kunalkarma #KunalBroRocks #BoycottIndigo
— ꁒꋫꇓꂑꁒꐇꌚ (@0ld_Monk) January 29, 2020
Duck off Indigo. I am regular flyer with Indigo and will make sure not to fly your fuckin discriminatory airline ahead. If you are such bothered about heckler, look at fuckhead Arnab swami shows again how this disckhead heckles around. #BoycottIndigo InDiGo
— Ali Syed (@alisyed10101) January 29, 2020
If this isn’t in public interest. Then whose is it #BJP ? #WorldAgainstCAA_NRC_NPR #BoycottIndigo #ShaheenBaghInUjjain #AAPwithShaheenBagh #BoycottRepublicTV
— I’m not LP (@Ladlaypatel) January 29, 2020
#BoycottIndigo @IndiGo6E SHAME ON YOU!!!
— Purvika B (@purvikaaaa) January 29, 2020
Indiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo#BoycottIndigo
— zubair (@luckyzubair29) January 29, 2020
Won’t be travelling with them for 6 months . Hippocrates #BoycottIndigo @IndiGo6E
— Shreyas Malik (@shreyas_malik) January 29, 2020
One cannot fight Fascism with liberalism you need to be extremist or extreme left. #BoycottIndigo
— Umran Pathan 💎 (@UmranPathan) January 29, 2020
Shame on you modi shoes sucking https://t.co/ak5X7D8WU0 and my family will never used your services going forward. And I will make sure none of my friends used too.#BoycottIndigo
— Imvipss (@vipulmundke) January 29, 2020
#BoycottIndigo
— 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙤𝙣 (@imoon69) January 29, 2020
From this time on I’ll never travel by Modi’s pets 😁
#fattuarunab Bhai khulle m bolne m fatti h Kya? Nation wants to know!! #boycottindigo #BoycottAirIndia
— Animesh jaiswal (@Criss_Bolts) January 29, 2020
In other news, @IndiGo6E thinks that #kunalkamra is more danger than #coronavirus
— ~RothSparrow~ (@HeNrY_2811) January 29, 2020
#BoycottIndigo
Indigo suspended @kunalkamra88 for 6 months …
— Rishi (@SunoRishi) January 29, 2020
Public: ok
AIR INDIA also banned kunal.
Public :#kunalkamra #BoycottIndigo pic.twitter.com/bR2utsolvu
Right Wing – Goli maaro saalon ko…
— Sachin Singh ساچن سنگھ (@SachinS70814672) January 29, 2020
Liberals – We must not disturb people on flights & respect an individuals private space
😢😢😢#BoycottIndigo pic.twitter.com/1hTY2ib5x8
@IndiGo6E have flown with you so many times till now.But not anymore. You support bigotry and racists.I pledge to boycott using Indigo services. #BoycottIndigo
— Aamir (@derrio10) January 29, 2020
#BoycottIndigo Anyway it has become #UddanKhatola now for India’s people!
— Er. Binay Yadav (@JrBinay) January 29, 2020
What are your thoughts on this ban put by IndiGo airlines on Kunal Kamra?