New Delhi:
The recent terror attack on an army base in Uri has led to a feeling of anger and anguish among citizens of India towards neighbours Pakistan who have been lambasted by all quarters in the Indian establishment for the gruesome act of terror.
In light to the growing anti-national sentiment against Pakistan, many citizens have expressed their rage by protesting against Pakistan actors and singers who are working in Bollywood or the music industry.
Prominent Pakistani actors have been told to head back to the country. But the controversies don’t seem to end with Pakistani actors. There was yet another ugly episode which involved a Pakistan born UK actor being heavily criticized by the Indians over making controversial remarks about Indians on the Kashmir issue on Twitter.
The Pakistan-born UK actor apologised on Monday for using "unacceptable language" about Indians, which saw him fired from Britain's most popular TV soap. Marc Anwar, 45, joined "Coronation Street", the world's longest-running TV soap opera, in 2014 as a member of the show's first Muslim family.
He was removed from the show after the Sunday Mirror newspaper published screenshots from his private Twitter account, which hit out at India over the Kashmir dispute. "Indians killing our Kashmir brothers and sisters," he wrote.
"I would like to offer my sincerest apologies to anyone that I may have offended with my tweets on Friday evening, and especially people from India," he said in a video he uploaded to YouTube on Monday.
"This was never my intention. The language was unacceptable. I feel I've let a lot of people down: my family, my friends and my former colleagues."
His character will still appear in scenes that have already been filmed for upcoming episodes.
"Coronation Street", which began in 1960, became the longest-running soap opera in the world in 2010.
Set in a fictional suburb of Manchester in northwest England, it remains one of Britain's most-watched programmes with around eight million viewers. Guest stars have included Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne.
