Pakistani-born Marc Anwar 'SACKED' from Coronation Street for anti-Indian racist rant
CORONATION STREET'S Marc Anwar has been sacked by ITV for alleged "racially offensive" tweets about Indian people, according to reports.
Marc Anwar has reportedly been sacked by Coronation Street bosses
The Pakistan-born actor, who plays Sharif Nazir in the soap, is believed to have made the "shocking" comments on Twitter on Friday.
The Sunday Mirror claims the 75-year-old was dismissed within hours by the broadcaster after they alerted ITV bosses.
It is also said that Marc, who has appeared in Hollywood films such as Captain Phillips and 51st State, will not return to his role.
The newspaper published a screenshot of the alleged tweets from the star's account, which now has privacy protections.
The actor is said to have posted a series of racially offensive tweets
Marc played gym boss Sharif Nazir in the soap
The posts appeared to hit out at India over Kashmir and call for Pakistani actors to stop working in the country.
They also appear to refer to Indian people as "b******s" and "p***-drinking c***s".
The Mirror quoted an ITV statement as saying: "We are deeply shocked by the entirely unacceptable, racially offensive comments made on Twitter by Marc Anwar.
The star appeared to hit out at India over Kashmir
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"We have talked to Marc and, as a consequence of his comments, he will not be returning to Coronation Street with immediate effect."
It comes after his character, gym boss Sharif, was exposed as a love rat having cheated on his wife Yasmeen (Shelley King) with family friend Sonia Rahman.
Express.co.uk has contacted a spokesman for the star regarding these reports.