Director Calls CM Yogi Adityanath ‘Goon’, Apologises

Created: Mar 25, 2017, 16:13 IST | Updated: Mar 25, 2017, 16:40 IST

Mumbai: Bollywood director Shirish Kunder tendered apology on his Twitter handle after making inflammatory remarks against Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.

I unconditionally apologise. I never meant to hurt anyones feelings or sentiment.

— Shirish Kunder (@ShirishKunder) March 24, 2017

His apology came in the wake after an FIR was registered against him for his derogatory remarks against chief minister Yogi Adityanath.

The FIR against the director was registered on Friday in Lucknow based on a complaint filed by Amit Kumar Tiwari, Secretary of Thakurdwara Trust of Ayodhya.

In a series of tweets, which have now been deleted, Kunder had written, "Hoping a goon will stop rioting once he's allowed to rule is like expecting a rapist to stop raping once he's allowed to rape (sic)".

In another tweet, he had said: "Going by the logic of making a goon as CM so that he behaves, Dawood can be CBI director. And Mallya - RBI Governor (sic)."