Comedian Vir Das’ monologue “I come from two Indias” delivered at the Kennedy Center landed him in a soup. The 42-year-old, who is currently in the US, on Monday uploaded a video on YouTube, titled “I come from two Indias”. It talks about the duality of the country and mentions some of the most topical issues India is facing, from its battle against COVID-19, gang-rapes, crackdown against comedians to the farmers’ protests

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Now, a complaint has been filed against him for making “derogatory statements against India”. The complaint was lodged with the Mumbai Police by high court lawyer Ashutosh Dubey, who serves as the legal advisor of BJP-Maharashtra Palghar District, reports News18.

On Tuesday, Vir issued a statement clarifying that his comments in his monologue weren’t intended to insult the country after a section on Twitter posted clips and pictures from his monologue, specifically the part where the comedian said, “I come from an India where we worship women during the day and gang-rape them during the night.”

The 42-year-old took to Twitter and posted a note, stating that his intention was to sever as a reminder that the country, despite its issues, was “great.”

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“The video is a satire about the duality of two very separate India’s that do different things. Like any nation has light and dark, good and evil within it. None of this is a secret. The video appeals for us to never forget that we are great. To never stop focusing on what makes us great.

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“It ends in a gigantic patriotic round of applause for a country we all love, believe in, and are proud of. That there is more to our country than the headlines, a deep beauty. That’s the point of the video and the reason for the applause,” his statement read.