Back in 2019, Navjot Singh Sidhu was removed as the judge of The Kapil Sharma Show post his controversial statement on the Pulwama Attack. He was replaced by Archana Puran Singh. After five years, the former cricketer and popular TV personality reunited with the comedian for an episode of The Great Indian Kapil Show Season 2 that airs on Netflix. Recently, in a new conversation, Navjot Singh Sidhu opened up about why he left TKSS for the first time.

Navjot Singh Sidhu on TKSS exitIn an interview with The Grain Talk Show YouTube channel, Navjot Singh Sidhu shared fond memories working with Kapil Sharma. He described The Kapil Sharma Show as “a bouquet made by god" and recalled how everything “fell into place" when Kapil approached him to join the show. When Navjot was asked about his exit from the show, he revealed that political reasons played a key role in it.“There were political reasons I don’t want to talk about. There were other reasons… and the bouquet fell apart. I have a wish that that bouquet must get together again, the way it was. I will be the first to facilitate. His show is still doing very well. Kapil is a genius," he said.

Why was Navjot Singh Sidhu fired from TKSS?It all happened post the Pulwama attack when Navjot Sidhu had said, "For a handful of people, can you blame the entire nation and can you blame an individual? It (the attack) is a cowardly act and I condemn it firmly. Violence is always condemnable and those who did it must be punished". His comment did not go down well with the netizens. Soon, #BoycottKapilSharmaShow started trending on X (formerly known as Twitter).A report had said, "His remarks have not been taken kindly by most. Also, the channel and the show was getting dragged into the unwanted controversy. This is when the team amicably decided that Navjot make a distance from the show. The team has already shot a couple of episodes with Archana."Sidhu was a permanent guest of The Kapil Sharma Show from 2016-2019.In the Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama attack, 40 CRPF jawans were martyred when an explosive-laden SUV rammed into one of the buses on February 14.