British police on Monday said they would investigate a Pakistani-born actor’s anti-India rant on social media as a possible hate crime even as the “Coronation Street” star apologised for the “unacceptable” language.
Marc Anwar, who was sacked yesterday from one of Britain’s longest-running television soap operas after a series of “racially offensive” tweets, will be investigated by Greater Manchester Police.
“On Sunday 25 September, 2016 police received a report of a hate crime. Police have launched an investigation and inquiries are ongoing,” a Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said. The 45-year-old, who played a key Muslim character of Sharif Nazir on ‘Coronation Street’, today apologised for his Twitter rant.
“I would like to offer my sincerest apologies to anyone that I may have offended with my tweets on Friday evening and especially people from India,” he said in a video apology.