"By Bengali, I Meant Illegal Bangladeshi": Actor Paresh Rawal Amid Row
HW News ReportDecember 03, 202200:03:22

"By Bengali, I Meant Illegal Bangladeshi": Actor Paresh Rawal Amid Row

Actor Paresh Rawal has landed in a huge controversy with his viral comments on Bengalis while campaigning in Gujarat for the ruling BJP. At a rally, he said the people of Gujarat would tolerate inflation but not "Bangladeshis and Rohingya" next door and used a "cooking fish" stereotype that has incensed Bengalis. Responding to a huge backlash, he apologised today but made it worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actor Paresh Rawal has landed in a huge controversy with his viral comments on Bengalis while campaigning in Gujarat for the ruling BJP. At a rally, he said the people of Gujarat would tolerate inflation but not "Bangladeshis and Rohingya" next door and used a "cooking fish" stereotype that has incensed Bengalis. Responding to a huge backlash, he apologised today but made it worse. 

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