Marc Anwar apologises for "racist" tweets

Marc Anwar of 'Coronation Street' fame, has issued an apology for posting unsavoury tweets about Indians. The tweets did not go down well with ITV, and he was fired after screenshots were put up on the internet where it appeared he was lashing out at the community over the ongoing Kashmir issue.

Pakistan-born Anwar, 45, said. "I'd like to offer my sincere apologies for my tweets on Friday." In a YouTube video posted on the weekend, he said he was sorry "especially to people from India". "The language was unacceptable and I feel I've let a lot of people down. I hope everyone I offended can find it in their hearts to forgive me." Meanwhile, ITV released a statement saying, "We are deeply shocked by the entirely unacceptable, racially offensive comments made on Twitter by Marc Anwar. We have talked to Marc and, as a consequence of his comments, he will not be returning to Coronation Street with immediate effect." The original tweets included offensive language and called for Pakistani actors to stop working in the country.