Caller abuses PM Modi and his mom in a BBC program on Sikhs in UK

In a despicable act, a caller hurled the choicest of expletives on the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his 99-year-old mom Hiraben throughout a radio programme carried out by BBC Asian Network.
The programme, hosted by anchor Priya Rai on BBC Sounds, was aired on Monday (March 1). During an episode of the British cleaning soap opera ‘Eastenders’, the ‘Sikh turban’ was known as a ‘crown’. BBC carried out a 3-hour lengthy present on whether or not the Sikh neighborhood within the United Kingdom felt happy with such a reference. The host took a number of cellphone calls from the viewers, who expressed the battle of the Sikhs within the nation.
A infamous caller, by the identify of Simon, joined the programme and abused PM Modi and his aged mom. On being requested a query by the BBC host, the person interjected, “Modi di maa di p*udi vich latt (will put a leg in Modi’s mother’s vagina).” The perplexed host then tried to do injury management and stated, “Okay hang on, take a second here. Simon, thank you very much for calling…”The matter got here to mild when British Indians Voice put out a tweet condemning the remarks.
This offensive assertion on @bbcasiannetwork actually interprets to “put a leg in Modis Mothers Vagina”. This is a typical Punjabi offensive slur that’s used to degrade ladies with the only real goal to offend.#BritishIndians advocate @Ofcom to evaluate the broadcasters licence. pic.twitter.com/fo8ScrGqzP— British Indians Voice 🇬🇧🇮🇳 (@BritIndianVoice) March 2, 2021
In a tweet, British Indians Voice stated, “This offensive statement on BCC Asian Network literally translates to “put a leg in Modis Mothers Vagina”. This is a typical Punjabi offensive slur that’s used to degrade ladies with the only real goal to offend.” It additionally known as upon communication regulator Ofcom to evaluate the broadcasting licence of BBC Asian Network.
BBC removes contentious content material
The BCC community then edited the programme and eliminated the derogatory remarks. In a press release, it stated, “This programme has been edited since the broadcast.” At 1 hour 32 minutes within the programme, the host Piya Rai issued a weak apology, “Before we carry on though, we would like to apologise for some of the offensive language used by the guest on the show earlier. It’s a live show and we discuss controversial issues often. There was no reason for the type of language that was used and I would like to say sorry again for any offence that was caused.”