India, May 18 -- Comedian Vir Das found himself at the centre of yet another social media debate after posting about questioning political leadership during an economic crisis. While several users agreed with his views on criticism and public discourse, one X user accused the comedian of selectively targeting certain political parties. Vir, however, did not hold back and responded sharply, defending political satire and his long history of making jokes about governments across party lines.

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to the country to reduce fuel consumption, revive work-from-home practices, buy less gold and avoid unnecessary foreign travel amid the ongoing West Asia conflict. On Monday, Vir took to X and spoke about...