It is rare for India’s politicians to laugh at themselves, but a row over an act of mimicry has exposed the extent of the lack of humour and intolerance of satire in the country’s political and public life.
Politicians have traded insults over an impersonation of India’s vicepresident, Jagdeep Dhankhar, by the opposition MP Kalyan Banerjee. He had mimicked Dhankhar’s voice, walk and mannerisms on the steps of parliament last month during protests at his suspension from the