Kunal Kamra Roasts Sudha-Narayan Murty, Anand Mahindra

Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, at the centre of a massive controversy over his parody of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, is viral again on social media. In his latest "Naya Bharat" show, he has lampooned several high-profile figures including author and Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty, her husband and Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy and industrialist Anand Mahindra.

Kunal Kamra took swipes at Sudha Murty's "simple" lifestyle and Narayana Murthy's 70-hour workweek remarks. He talked about the types of wealthy people in the country, including those who "become rich but pretend to belong to a middle-class." Sudha Murty, he said, was one of those, with her "claims to be simple".

"Among the rich people who pretend to be middle class, there is a great lady named Sudha Murty. She is the epitome of simplicity. That is her claim that she is simple. She has written 50 books on her simplicity. At any airport, you will find a book section dedicated to Ms Murty and every book's theme is that she is simple," he said.

To embellish his point, the comedian narrated a fictional story mimicking Sudha Murty. "Once, I (Sudha Murty) went to a mango seller, and he gave me eight mangoes for Rs 100. Then, one lady came in corporate attire and the mango seller gave her eight mangoes for Rs 150. I went to the mango seller and asked, 'Why did you give me cheaper mango?' He told me that the lady has a modern corporate job in an international company called Infosys," he imitated.

"Now you understand why Narayana Murthy wants to work 70 hours a week? Sudha Murty would fry his brain with 'main simple hu' (I am simple). Narayan Murthy says, 'main ghar ke bahar hu' (I am out of the house)."

His remarks referenced Murthy's widely-debated suggestion that employees should work 70 hours a week, which has sparked sharp reactions, discussions and memes on work-life balance. Dwelling on Sudha Murty, Kunal Kamra continued, "For two years, she was the mother-in-law of the entire UK. How is this simplicity? She is going to Rajya Sabha, simply."

On Anand Mahindra

Kamra ridiculed Mahindra's frequent tweets, saying, "Anand Mahindra bhi buddha hai (Anand Mahindra is also old). He tweets about everything - thermodynamics, marine biology, radioactivity - except how to improve his own cars."  He further joked about Mahindra attending AI conferences, suggesting that sarcastic invitations were mistaken for genuine enthusiasm.

Kamra also took issue with Mahindra's optimism during a crisis. Recalling an incident where Mahindra shared a video of children playing on a double-decker bus during Mumbai floods with the caption, "When life gives you lemons," Kamra ridiculed the post.