Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah actor Munmun Dutta apologises for casteist slur

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah actor Munmun Dutta on Monday apologised for utilizing a casteist slur in a video posted on her Instagram profile on Sunday. Calling it unintentional, the actor mentioned that because of the language barrier (she is a Bengali), she was misinformed concerning the that means of the phrase.
Posting a word in English and Hindi on Twitter, the actor shared as quickly as she was made conscious of her mistake, she took the video down. Munmun additionally added that she has utmost respect for everybody no matter their caste, creed or gender.
“This is in reference to a video that I posted yesterday where in one word used by me has been misinterpreted. It was never said with the intent of insult, intimidate, humiliate or hurt anyone’s feelings. Because of my language barrier, I was genuinely misinformed about the meaning of the word. Once I was made aware of its meaning I immediately took the part down. I have utmost respect for every single person from every caste, creed or gender and acknowledge their immense contribution to our Society or nation,” she wrote.

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— Munmun Dutta (@moonstar4u) May 10, 2021
Popularly often called Babita from Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, Munmun Dutta added that she regrets the utilization of the phrase. “I sincerely would like to apologize to every single person who have been unintentionally hurt by the usage of the word and I sincerely regret for the same.”

After Munmun Dutta’s video went public, followers have been criticising her for the comment. Netizens had even began trending the hashtag ‘Arrest Munmun Dutta’ on Twitter.
However, after her apology, a couple of of the actor’s followers supported her. A person tweeted, “There is no such word in Bengali. And since she is a Bengali, she didn’t know the meaning. That’s it. Even I didn’t know the meaning of the word.”