Tuesday 29 November 2022 04:24 PM TV doctor Ranj Singh claims 'white guest presenter' made a 'racist' joke at ... trends now
A TV doctor has criticised a 'racist' joke at the British Curry Awards which saw a 'white guest presenter' say, 'Why has India never won the World Cup? Because every time they get a corner, they build a shop on it.'
Dr Ranj Singh - who said he was 'paraphrasing slightly' - urged the British Curry Awards to 'do better' as he also criticised the decision to use Hugh Dennis, who is white, an 'all-white judging panel' and '90 per cent white performers'.
The 43-year-old, who stars on This Morning, also hit out at organisers for auctioning a work by Winston Churchill due to his 'problematic' relationship with Indian people and Bengalis 'in particular'.
Dr Ranj Singh has criticised a 'racist' joke at the British Curry Awards which saw a 'white guest presenter' say, 'Why has India never won the World Cup? Because every time they get a corner, they build a shop on it'
Dr Singh, who's also an NHS doctor, felt compelled to speak out on Twitter while attending the glitzy do on Monday night at Evolution in London
Critics of the legendary wartime Prime Minister blame his policies for causing the Bengal famine of 1943, which killed up to four million people. He also once described Indians as a 'beastly people with a beastly religion'.
Comedian Hugh Dennis hosted the annual awards - dubbed the 'Curry Oscars' by former PM David Cameron - while other attendees included Chris Tarrant, former footballer David Seaman and the MP Chris Grayling.
Also present were former Apprentice contestant Saira Khan, actors James Cosmo and Nina Wadia, cricketer Phil Tufnell and reality TV stars Nadia Essex and Farah Sattaur.
There is no suggestion any of those mentioned above made the joke.
Dr Singh, who's also an NHS doctor, felt compelled to speak out on Twitter while attending the glitzy do on Monday night at Evolution in London.
During the ceremony, he shared a quick clip of his table, the
