Posted 1/3/2024, 11:24:00 AM
Opposition MP's Mimicry of VP Sparks Backlash, Exposes India's Increasing Intolerance of Political Satire
- Critics point to India's lack of humor and intolerance of satire in politics after opposition MP mimics vice president
- Politicians attacked MP, calling mimicry "unacceptable"; PM Modi expressed "pain" over incident
- Cultural bias towards deference in India works against humor in public life
- Under current government, capacity for political humor has sunk to new lows; standup comics and cartoonists face censorship
- Politicians can't take a joke; also Indians in general can't laugh at themselves or take a ribbing