Alleged racial abuse on TV show stirs controversy

Anger over the alleged racist taunting of Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty on Celebrity Big Brother simmered in India for a second day today, as an Indian official sought to play down the controversy.

Ms Shetty, 31, has been repeatedly reduced to tears during Celebrity Big Brother by a fellow contestants who have called the actress’ cooking untrustworthy, mocked her accent and complained about her “screeching”.