Munawar Faruqui 'signs off' from social media

Munawar Faruqui. Credit: DH File Photo

Comedian Munawar Faruqui on Tuesday said that he was quitting social media, adding that he was not sure for how long he will stay away from it.

The controversy-riddled comedian, who won the reality competition television series Lock Upp, in a video posted on his Twitter handle, said he has decided to quit social media, citing personal reasons.

"This is something I don't want to do but...I'm signing off from social media," he said.

The comedian, who got popular following a video titled Dawood, Yamraaj & Aurat, uploaded on Youtube, has been in the limelight over allegedely making derogatory remarks on Hindu deities as well as Union Home Minister Amit Shah, during one of his shows.