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| Govt takes note of racist attack on Shilpa Shetty in TV show | | | NEW DELHI| JAN 17
The Government today said it has taken note of the alleged racist attacks on Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty on a popular UK reality TV show and would take appropriate action as needed.
"We are seized of the matter. We are looking into all the aspects. We will take appropriate action as required," Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma told reporters here.
"The world knows that India has throughout firmly rejected all forms of discrimination and racism," he said.
Shetty, participating in UK's popular reality TV show 'Celebrity Big Brother,' is allegedly the target of racist attacks by fellow contestants, some of whom called her a "dog" and drove her to tears.
The producers of the show are probing the matter and the issue was also raised in the British House of Commons.
Meanwhile, CPI(M) criticised the alleged racist attack on the actress, saying it was "unacceptable" and said appropriate action was needed to put an end to it.
"This is a matter which is completely unacceptable. It is a completely disrespectful thing if it has actually happened," party Polit Bureau member Sitaram Yechury told reporters here.
He said if the reports are correct, they definitely need to be inquired into.
"We believe the British authorities are also seized of the matter and we think immediately something needs to be done," he added. |
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