Nepal, Sept. 25 -- The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has kicked up a massive brouhaha because someone dared to mock their revered Prime Minister Modi. Essentially, everything is fair game for the ruling dispensation, including viciously mocking leaders of the opposition, but the prime minister must be treated with only the highest level of respect, with nobody allowed to take a jibe at his politics or him.

The controversy erupted following comedian Pulkit Mani's stand-up act mimicking Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Congress-organised 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event in Indore last weekend, with Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi present on stage. For the uninitiated, the comedian made fun of the prime minister's frequent...