Raju Shrivastav filed a complained against for using his photographs in an abusive manner

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Oct 26 2017 01:50 PM
Payal Dwivedi

The great comedian hails from Kanpur Raju Shrivastava has filed a complaint against an unidentified imposter at Oshiwara police station for using his name by sharing derogatory posts/memes against political bigwigs across social media platforms. Raju Srivastav has claimed that "I have watched that in the last few days some people were making funny comments against the government using my photograph. I ignored it in starting the but it started to seem deliberate. In fact, the latest one was against BJP president Amit Shah. A few people forwarded it to me. It is not just ethically wrong but also illegal. If someone has a bone to pick with a leader, they should do it without involving me," Raju told Mirror, further revealing that a few BJP members even called him to inquire about the memes.

He further adds, He adds, "Main bhi netaon ki comedy karta hoon but I do it in a way that even the subjects enjoy it. I don't take personal digs at anyone. They must have thought, 'yeh seedha saadha gaonwala hai, kya bigaad lega.' Or maybe they thought that I am close to Modiji and that the Prime Minister has made me the brand ambassador for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Several fake accounts on my name are also functional online." He also blamed that "People are saying that I am giving 'gaalis' to the government in the name of comedy. But I am not someone who would write bad things about someone or hurt them. If I find the person behind all this, I will file a defamation case against them."