Shirish Kunder apologises to UP CM Yogi Adityanath

Mumbai: After facing an FIR for making derogatory statement against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, filmmaker Shirish Kunder has unconditionally apologised over Twitter.

The tweet reads: "I unconditionally apologise. I never meant to hurt anyones feelings or sentiment."

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https://twitter.com/ShirishKunder/status/845321257482563585

The FIR was lodged in Lucknow on Friday by Amit Kumar Tiwari, who is the secretary of Thakurdwara Trust of Ayodhya.

Earlier, Kunder, in a series of tweets had stated, "Hoping a goon will stop rioting once he’s allowed to rule is like expecting a rapist to stop raping once he’s allowed to rape (sic).”

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In another tweet, he made fun of the Bharatiya Janata Party's decision of naming Yogi Adityanath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, writing, "Going by the logic of making a goon as CM so that he behaves, Dawood can be CBI director. And Mallya - RBI Governor (sic)."

It may be mentioned that Shirish Kunder is the husband of renowned choreographer and director Farah Khan.