Kunal Kamra doctored video: NCPCR summons Twitter India executive for not submitting action taken report

New Delhi, May 19: In a latest development in Kunal Kamra doctored video, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) summoned Twitter India’s communications director for not taking any action against so-called comedian Kunal Kamra. He had posted a doctored video of a minor boy singing a patriotic song for PM Modi in Germany.

 

 

NCPCR sent a letter to Twitter India seeking action against Kamra for tweeting the purported video. “A letter in this regard was sent to your good offices, calling for an ATR (action taken report) in the instant complaint within seven days or receipt of the letter. However, no such ATR has been yet received by the commission,” the NCPCR said on May 17.

 

 

“It has been 15 days but Twitter is yet to submit an action taken report with us. They haven’t even informed us if the video has been removed. This is not an isolated case with Twitter, but a repeating occurrence. If they want to operate in India, they will have to follow the law of the land,” NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo stated.

 

 

NCPCR had sought action against comedian Kunal Kamra for tweeting a “doctored” video of a boy singing a patriotic song in front of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It has also sought the removal of the video. Kamra had altered the audio of a video showing a minor boy signing a patriotic song to PM Narendra Modi in Berlin during his Germany visit. The kid was originally seen singing the patriotic Hindi song, “Hey Janma Bhoomi Bharat Hey Karma Bhumi Bharat”. He replaced it with with “Mehengayi daayan khaaye jaat hain”.

 

The father of the boy has lashed out at Kamra, saying “keep the poor boy out of your filthy politics and try to work on your poor jokes.” Reacting, Kamra said the video is in the public domain posted by a news organisation. “The joke is not on your son, while you enjoy your son sing for his motherland to the most popular son, there are songs that he should listen to from people of his country also,” Kamra tweeted. Kamra, in another tweet, said the NCPCR has sought action against him for posting a “meme”.