And Kapil Sharma and his show, The Kapil Sharma Show are back to being shrouded in controversy. However, this time, the catalyst was Navjot Singh Sidhu and his statements on the Pulwama tragedy. And what followed were its repercussions. For those who came in late, after the Pulwama attacks, Navjot Singh Sidhu’s statements on the incident were not taken to lightly and netizens took to Twitter, demanding his ouster from The Kapil Sharma Show. Navjot Singh Sidhu To Be Fired From The Kapil Sharma Show Over His Pulwama Attack Statements! #BoycottSidhu Becomes The Top Trend On Twitter!

After two days of ‘#boycottSidhu’ trending on the no.1 position, the politician was taken off the show and was replaced by Archana Puran Singh, who had shot for a few episodes due to Sidhu’s absence from the show due to Vidhaan Sabha duties. However, there is buzz that the makers are in talks with Archana to become a permanent member of The Kapil Sharma Show’s team. Sony TV Officially Announces Archana Puran Singh’s Inclusion In The Kapil Sharma Show and Welcomes Her Aboard!

At a recent event in Chandigarh, Kapil Sharma when asked about the ‘#boycottSidhu’ incident, spoke up in support of the politician and said, “Mujhe yeh batao ki aaj Sidhuji ko show se nikalne se iss masle ka hal nikal jaata hai, toh Sidhuji khud itne samajhdaar hai ki khud hi chale jaayenge. Gumrah kiya jaata hai logon ko, kuch log hastags chala dete hai log ki boycott sidhu yaa boycott kapil sharma show. Mujhe lagta hai ki mudde ki baat kiya karo aur agar genuine problem hai toh aap uspe focus kiya karo, naaki idhar udhar bhatkake youth ka dhyaan bhatkaya karo.”. Kapil Sharma Finally Reacts to The '#BoycottSidhu'; Controversy And His Response Makes A Lot Of Sense! Watch Video

And this has drawn the ire of twitteratis.

Condemning Kapil Sharma for supporting Sidhu and his ‘anti-nationalist’ statements, Twitter has shifted its focus to The Kapil Sharma Show producer Salman Khan and demanded that he take action against Kapil Sharma for supporting Sidhu. In fact, Ashoke Pandit, one of the producers of the recently released Accidental Prime Minister, tweeted and appealed to Salman Khan to take action against Kapil.

See Ashoke Pandit's tweet below:

See some of the replies to Ashoke's tweet, as people followed him and asked Salman to take immediate action.

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The Pulwama attack of February 14 is considered to be one of the most deadly attacks in the country’s history. Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist Ahmed Abdul rammed an SUV containing more than 350-kgs of explosives into a CRPF convoy, while led to the deaths of close to 40 CRPF personnel. Our condolences with the families of the slain jawans.

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