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Coronation Street Star Marc Anwar SACKED over offensive tweets

Sunday, 25 September 2016 at 17:44

Police may investigate the Pakistan-born actor aged 45, who branded Indians “b*****ds” and “p**s-drinking c**ts” in a vicious Twitter rant which resulted in his marching orders

The screenshots which were first posted by the Sunday Mirror, also call for Pakistani Actors to stop working in the country.

The actor joined the popular soap on ITV as - Sharif Nazir in February 2014

ITV have said “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."

Screenshots of messages posted on his private Twitter account appear to hit out at Indians over Kashmir.

They include offensive language used to refer to Indian people.

Last night the actor rushed to delete two of his most offensive tweets. Ironically, in his Twitter label he describes himself as “actor, writer, director and producer” and adds: “It’s not what you say, but what you do.”

The issue has been trending on Twitter since the news broke and users also appear to be shocked that the actor is only 45, with many claiming he is a lot older.

 

 

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