Two years ago, Kapil Sharma invited some trouble for himself when he tweeted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi complaining about how he was forced to bribe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officer to get a clearance to build his new office in Mumbai. He had asked PM Modi if this is what 'achhe din' means.
"I am paying 15 cr income tax from last 5 year n still i have to pay 5 lacs bribe to BMC office for making my office @narendramodi," Kapil Sharma had tweeted in 2016. And said in another tweet, "Yeh hain aapke achhe din ? @narendramodi," Kapil had tweeted.
The comedian had then faced massive backlash from netizens and BJP supporters for his tweet.
Two years later, the comedian has now apologized to Narendra Modi. In the recently aired episode of 'The Kapil Sharma Show', when Rajkummar Rao joined his 'Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga' co-stars Sonam Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and Juhi Chawla on the stage - Kapil talked to him about his recent meeting with PM Modi and asked if he said anything about him.
Rajkummar, who was in a mood to pull his leg, said that they talked about him for a long time. He said, "Modiji asked about the guy who recently got married. I asked if he was talking about Virat but then he said Kapil. He asked me to convey it to you that he was remembering him and also looked a little annoyed."
As soon as Rao mentioned it, Kapil quipped that it's an old thing now. But, Juhi Chawla nudged him and asked him to elaborate. He said, "Twitter naam ki cheez hai, isne bade pange create kiye hai life mein." (This thing called Twitter has created a lot of mess in my life.) This left everyone in splits.
When Navjot Singh Sidhu said that he must avoid pushing out tweets after midnight, Kapil told him that that was before marriage. He folded his hands and apologised to PM on national television, saying, "Modi sahab sorry." Embarassed by the recollection of the incident, he also asked Rajkummar and others to steer away from the controversial topic.
Kapil had recently met Modi during the inauguration of the National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) in Mumbai.
He wrote to Modi that it was "great knowing your inspiring ideas and progressive views about our film industry and our nation. Sir, I must say you have a great sense of humour too."
To which, Modi said, "When Kapil Sharma appreciates somebody's humour, it sure makes that person happy and I am no exception. Thank you for the kind words Kapil."
