To believe any institution of power in a democracy is beyond criticism… is irrational and undemocratic: Kunal Kamra Amaresh Patel LAW CRITIQUE Fri, Jan 29, 2021, at ,03:52 PM Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra who is facing charges for contempt charges for his tweet against judiciary has expressed his opinion and trust his judiciary. “Just as the Supreme Court values the faith the public places in it (and seeks to protect it by the exercise of its criminal contempt jurisdiction), it should also trust the public not to form its opinions of the Court on the basis of a few jokes on twitter. The public’s faith in the judiciary is founded on the institution’s own actions and not on any criticism or commentary about it.”In an affidavit filed by Kunal Kamra in response to the notice issued against him for his controversial tweet against judiciary, he said, “to believe any institution of power in a democracy is beyond criticism is like saying migrants need to find their way back home during an ill-planned, nationwide lockdown. It is irrational and undemocratic”. Establishing his faith in the top court and at the same time to fight for what he seems right, he said, “this court will demonstrate that the freedom of speech and expression is a cardinal constitutional value, and recognize that the possibility of being offended is a necessary incident to the exercise of this right”, and added, “should powerful people and institutions continue to show an inability to tolerate rebuke or criticism, we would be reduced to a country of incarcerated artists and flourishing lapdogs”. He welcomed the points marked by Supreme Court and said, “constitutional offices — including judicial offices – know no protection from jokes” and added that “I do not believe that any high authority, including judges, would find themselves unable to discharge their duties only on account of being the subject of satire or comedy”.