The comedian- turned rapper Munawar Faruqui who holds a massive fan following when asked during an event on Friday about joining Politics further clearly that he is not interested in it.
In the video shared on Instagram by Instant Bollywood, they asked the Bigg Boss winner if he has been offered by political parties to join them ahead of the Lok Sabha elections To this Munawar laughed and said that it is not the right place to discuss it. When asked further, if he plans to join the politics soon, the comedian made it clear by saying, “NO, I am not interested”.
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Munawar and his past records
Interestingly, these claims made by Faruqui comes days after he was detained with 14 others during a raid at hookah parlor in Mumbai. The raid took place in Mumbai’s Bora Bazar. The senior police officer in charge of this case said that during the raid, the police found the comedian Munawar Faruqui and others smoking hookahs at the joint. They also reportedly have a video of them in the act. He further says they detained Faruqui and others, but they were later allowed to go as the sections slapped against them were bailable.
Everyone who was detained in this case including Faruqui, were reportedly booked under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act along with IPC sections 283(danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation), 336 (act endangering life or personal safety of others). But they were released in just a few hours.
The Bigg Boss winner was also arrested in 2021 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments during his stand-up show. For this he was in jail for 27 days he was granted bail.
Upcoming Projects of Munawar
After winning ‘Bigg Boss 17’, he was seen in a music video opposite Hina Khan, titled ‘Halki Halki Si.’ Now, he is reportedly soon to be seen in Khatron Ke Khiladi 14. Faruqui was all set to join Rohit Shetty in Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 12 but he had to back out at the last moment due to visa-related issues. However, the official announcement regarding this yet to be made.