London sources have stated that Pakistan born actor Marc Anwar, who was sacked from British TV drama “Coronation Street” for his racist rant against Indians on social media, has issued an apology and termed his act as a “moment of madness”. Meanwhile, the police have launched an investigation into his comments.
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police has said that on Sunday 25th September, 2016 police have received a report of a hate crime and the police have catapulted an investigation and inquiries are ongoing, where on Monday, Anwar has apologized for his remarks, saying that his “rant” was a “moment of madness.
He has said: “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. This was never my intention and the language was unacceptable. I feel that I have let a lot of people down, my family, my friends and my former colleagues”.
Anwar has added that the language that he has used was harsh and he has sincerely apologized for, but his feelings were very sincere for the people of Kashmir and he hopes that everyone that I have offended can find it in their hearts to forgive him and his comments has come days after 18 soldiers were killed in an attack on an Indian army base in Kashmir. India has claimed that Pakistan was behind the attack, but Pakistan has denied it.
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