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AIB Knockout: Censor Board member Ashoke Pandit ‘roasts’ a controversy, targets Karan Johar

Ashoke Pandit has triggered a controversy after he posted a tweet slamming the AIB Knockout YouTube video featuring film producer Karan Johar and many others from the industry.

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AIB Knockout: Censor Board member Ashoke Pandit’s reaction on Twitter where he mentioned Karan Johar’s mother has the twitteratti taking him on for this ‘vulgar’ post.

Filmmaker and activist Ashoke Pandit has triggered a controversy after he posted a tweet slamming the AIB Knockout YouTube video featuring film producer Karan Johar and many others from the industry.

The viral AIB video which has Karan Johar as the ‘Roastmaster’ subjects Gundey actors Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor to all kind of jokes on their professional and personal life. The event was attended by 4000 people.

Also read – AIB Knockout: Will inquire but no moral policing will be done, says Maharashtra minister

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But Pandit’s reaction on Twitter where he mentioned Karan Johar’s mother has the twitteratti taking him on for this ‘vulgar’ post. Interestingly, Ashoke Pandit has been appointed a member of the newly constituted Film Censor Board.

Here are a few of Pandit’s tweets.

I support #MaharashtraGovts inquiry into #AIB a porn show on stage.

— Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) February 3, 2015

Was the script of #AIB which was a stage play approved by the Authorites which approve plays.? — Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) February 3, 2015

Soon after the tweet, netizens are now questioning his credentials to be a member of Censor Board.

So what does one say to people defending Ashoke Pandit’s tweet citing freedom of expression? :\

— Vishakha Saxena (@saxenavishakha) February 3, 2015

That Ashoke Pandit about Karan Johar tweet was weird and crass. Has he lost his mind? Also, stand-up pushes boundaries. Deal with it. — HindolSengupta (@HindolSengupta) February 3, 2015

Dear Ashoke Pandit, if you use derogatory language in public to object to derogatory language in public then how are you any different.

— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) February 3, 2015

I hope the Censor Board turns Ashoke Pandit into a beep. — Sting Ray (@Purba_Ray) February 3, 2015

I thought I ll follow Ashoke Pandit & spice up my timeline, but his grammar is all over the place. So will pass.

— Naomi Datta (@nowme_datta) February 3, 2015

I thought I ll follow Ashoke Pandit & spice up my timeline, but his grammar is all over the place. So will pass. — Naomi Datta (@nowme_datta) February 3, 2015

Todays WTF: One of the classy geniuses in the Censor Board has a recommendation for Karan Johar: https://t.co/V1Tzz5pMsd

— Mihir Fadnavis (@mihirfadnavis) February 3, 2015

Last RT. Filmmaker & censor board member @ashokepandit tweets filth about @karanjohar. Is this acceptable? He should quit or be removed. — Salman Anees Soz (@SalmanSoz) February 3, 2015

Wali Ahmad

Wali Ahmad is Editor (Operations) of indianexpress.com. He writes on politics and occasionally curates the weekly column The Urdu Press. Wali has extensively covered the Seemanchal region on the borders of Bihar and West Bengal. He joined The Indian Express in 2013, and has been responsible for news operations on indianexpress.com. In over 15 years of online journalism, Wali has covered all the major national and international news events, including three Lok Sabha elections. He holds a Master's degree in journalism from the Aligarah Muslim University. He has previously worked with HindustanTimes.Com, NDTV.Com, Indiatoday.in. ... Read More

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