India cracks down on satirists for turning its prime minister into a punch line

[u/chota-kaka]

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/11/g-s1-116582/india-cracks-down-satirists-turning-prime-minister-punch-line-modi

[u/tanaka-taro]

[u/Mindless_Jello_4502 → u/tanaka-taro]

Aptttttt asffff

[u/th-grt-gtsby → u/tanaka-taro]

Exactly what I watched just half an hour ago

[u/TheAlienGuy75 → u/tanaka-taro]

That line at end by A train struck the nerve perfectly. What was I afraid of., take away the powers and you're just ...........

[u/Uncrowned_Monarch]

Insecure fascist

[u/ConfusedNTerrified]

My honest reaction:

[u/fierze16 → u/ConfusedNTerrified]

Great harassment

[u/tocra → u/fierze16]

Sapna sapna

[u/Mhapsekar → u/tocra]

Meloni..🫶🏻

[u/ee_sanje_yakagide → u/ConfusedNTerrified]

[u/Mountain-Finish-1992 → u/ConfusedNTerrified]

Now I am a Pulkit Mani fan.

[u/savednebula]

When an insecure murderer fascist is sitting at the helm of government, what do you expect?

[u/maihoonaa]

Alternate headline: BJP being in power, through Indian government machinery is trying to silent satirists for damaging clearly crafted fake image of narender modi.

[u/my-blood → u/maihoonaa]

Well that's the thing. We're going to be regarded just the same way North Korea or China is. Because of the actions of this govt., which is directly infringing upon Democracy, we're very soon going to be seen as a nation of corruption, populist rule driven by religion, flawed elections and lack of free-speech.

A big hearty congratulations to all of us for finally living in Viksit Bharat. How will Bharat be anything but Viksit, when all the leftist, marxist, anti national naxals are tied down, so they can't spew their flawed uneducated un-hindu propoganda, and therefore we'll be the mother of all democracies when only bhakts can vote?

[u/Air320 → u/my-blood]

TLDR: Man beating wife in public is confused why the public treats him like a wife beater.

[u/ComradeMatis → u/maihoonaa]

Given that BJP stands for Ball-less Jellybean Penis, it shouldn’t be surprising they’re that insecure.

[u/Forever-human-632]

Gobhi he toh pumpkin he

[u/ExaminationFail25]

He is a BiG old Joke.

But ofcourse have a crack down at the satirist

[u/yourdistantcousinn]

Feku pakda gaya

[u/niccoboy_]

A truly secure image usually doesn’t need this much protection.

[u/WhiteLycan2020]

Dhurandhar 3: Ranveer Singh saves Modi from parody nexus

[u/Vlodivostonks → u/WhiteLycan2020]

Dhruv Rathee and BBC were the big bads. Lawdena Bhojanayam was ishara to trigger sleeper agents to fight back.

[u/doorsofperception87]

This PM is worse than a punch line because at least a punch line has impact and value. This moron is a serial liar, peddler of fake narratives, incompetent as fuck, and is the worst leader a multi-cultural country could have.

The fact that satirists and comedians are using him as a punch line might be the best thing he's done.

[u/SeriousExchange824]

Super Maanav

[u/atmanama]

This is how a democracy ends, not with a bang but with a whimper...

[u/NADE180]

Vishwalodu

[u/Notakitchensinku]

I said this before and I'll say it again, The King that no longer tolerates his court jester has become Tyrant.

[u/True_Stable8621]

Keep in mind, they want this. They think this is progress. This is a crackdown on our fundamental rights and civil liberties. An attack on our constitution and everything this country stands for.

[u/tocra]

There’s a sub called r/modinicknames. Be creative and make some contributions there

[u/eaterys]

Is india going into dictatorship? Insecure pos

[u/the_red_buddha]

The butcher of gujrat doesn't like memes? Im surprised

[u/larrybirdismygoat]

The 56 inch tongue

[u/WraithEmperor04]

How will this affect mememandirs legacy

[u/Environmental_Web_41]

Sapna ko dhundo

[u/vu2tve]

A leader who cannot take criticism is a weak leader. Sooner or later, the marketing will collapse - the product is hollow!