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East London socialist group calls for investigation into presenter's ‘racist and offensive’ comments
SOCIALIST groups in east London called for an investigation yesterday into “racist and offensive” comments by a presenter on a Bengali-British TV station.
Mahee Jalil, the founder of Channel S, one of the most popular Bengali stations in Britain, sparked anger earlier this month during a programme on Covid-19.
Answering questions from a caller, Mr Jalil claimed that Muslim shopkeepers were hiking the price of betel leaves, a popular ingredient used during Ramadan.
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