Lord Kilclooney admits ‘typical Indian’ tweet was a mistake

• Keerthi Mohan
• 05 May, 2018

By: Keerthi Mohan

Lord Kilclooney has finally deleted the tweet where he called Ireland’s Indian-origin prime minister Leo Varadkar a “typical Indian” and admitted it was a mistake.   Lord Kilclooney said he could “understand people reaching the conclusion the tweet was racist,” reported BBC. “And that’s why I removed it. I am certainly not racist at all. And that why I am so pleased the indian chairman of our organisation in London thanked for the work I have done for the Indian community.” Although he did not apologise, Lord Kilclooney admitted the remark was a mistake. “A lot of people have sent…

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