Stand-up comedian Hasan Minhaj has been receiving a backlash from netizens over his stint on a Netflix show in which he took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In the recent episode of "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj", Minhaj spoke about the current scenario of Indian politics and compared Modi with US President Donald Trump and also gave an insight into several corruption scams.
But Minhaj's act did not go down well with several social media users as they started using #BoycottNetflix on Twitter.
One user called him "biased" and wrote: "#BoycottNetflix as it's spring Hasan Minhaj, who is trying to put his biased views on Indian polity. If at all, he is so humorous why not make some observations on other side."
Another user described Minhaj as "anti-Hindu".
"Look at this anti-Hindu/anti-India Propaganda by Hasan Minhaj on Netflix. Boycott Netflix."
According to one user, Minhaj's stint is the "worst form of shameless hinduphobia on display".
#BoycottNetflix #HasanMinhaj tried his best to present the one sided and distorted facts to insult the Indian Government and also propagating the Pakistan sides of the story regarding recent Surgical strikes by Indian army on Balakot terrorist camp in Pakistan.
— Chowkidar Tenzin Norbu (@Tenzinnorbuu) March 19, 2019
#BoycottNetflix as it's spring #HasanMinhaj who is trying to put his biased views on indian polity
— Chowkidar Ashu Tomar (@ashutomarbhan) March 19, 2019
If at all he is so humourous why not make some observations on other side
#BoycottNetflix as it's spring #HasanMinhaj who is trying to put his biased views on indian polity
— Chowkidar Ashu Tomar (@ashutomarbhan) March 19, 2019
If at all he is so humourous why not make some observations on other side
This is not the first time that Minhaj has faced criticism for his comic act. In the past, Netflix dropped an episode of Minhaj's show in Saudi Arabia after the Saudi government complained that the episode - which is critical of the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman - violated its cybercrime laws.
Indian election coverage by @hasanminhaj is the worst form of shameless hinduphobia on display.. @netflix and @NetflixIndia giving a platform to this bigot is disgusting #boycottnetflix
— BJP 2019 (@ashish_agarwal) March 18, 2019
Now the @NetflixIndia @netflix will feel the heat. Mass of people will unsubscribe and rate negative. Good Luck. #BoycottNetflix
— Surya त्रिपाठी (@tsuryaa) March 19, 2019
But some praised him for his take on Indian politics ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Singer-composer Vishal Dadlani urged people to watch Minhaj's show.
You HAVE to watch this show (and especially this episode if you live/vote in India.) @hasanminhaj , I can't even imagine what your comment-pages look like right now! 🤘🏾 https://t.co/VFtGAgGmLq
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) March 19, 2019
He tweeted: "You have to watch this show and especially this episode if you live/vote in India."
Comedian Kunal Kamra found Minhaj's show "bold, brave, hilarious".
Watch @hasanminhaj's Patriot Act on Indian elections...
— Kunal Kamra (@kunalkamra88) March 18, 2019
Bold, Brave, Hillarious. @NetflixIndia as you notice great traffic on this episode, you would realize that shying away from confrontational content whether political or social is bad for business...
"Netflix India as you notice great traffic on this episode, you would realise that shying away from confrontational content whether political or social is bad for business...," Kamra added.