'A traitor is a traitor': Uddhav Thackeray backs comic Kunal Kamra

MUMBAI: Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray supported comedian Kunal Kamra, saying he had spoken the truth and reflected public sentiment by alluding to deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde as a "traitor."

"I don't think he said anything wrong by attacking a traitor. A traitor is a traitor," Thackeray said on Monday, speaking outside the state assembly. The attack on the Khar hotel, he said, "has been done by the 'gaddar' Sena. But they do nothing against those who attack Chhatrapati Shivaji." Thackeray said the attack was an embarrassment for Devendra Fadnavis, who was home minister.

"They are saying we can do what we want. The chief minister does not matter," he said. Thackeray also said the govt should compensate Kamra or the studio which was attacked.

"There has to be equal justice for all. If they are compensating people for the Nagpur riots, why not this?" Thackeray asked.