Pimlico Plumbers boss Charlie Mullins designed ‘racist’ corner store joke at British Curry Awards

Pimlico Plumbers manager Charlie Mullins has been disclosed as the visitor presenter accused of telling a ‘racist’ joke at the British Curry Awards. 

The tycoon came below fire from Tv set doctor Ranj Singh after telling the joke: ‘Why has India never gained the Planet Cup? Because each and every time they get a corner, they establish a store on it.’

Mullins mentioned this afternoon in a assertion to MailOnline: ‘I was really honoured to be a visitor at the British Curry Awards, and had a amazing night with a bunch of like-minded hard-performing business owners carrying out superior get the job done for charity. I did not imply to bring about offence with something I stated and if I did I very substantially regret that.

‘I had a wonderful time, and I know we raised loads of revenue for some really superior brings about.’

Dr Ranj Singh has criticised a ‘racist’ joke at the British Curry Awards which observed a ‘white visitor presenter’ say, ‘Why has India never ever won the Planet Cup? For the reason that just about every time they get a corner, they create a shop on it’

Pimlico Plumbers manager Charlie Mullins (pictured) was discovered as the visitor presenter accused of telling a ‘racist’ joke at the British Curry Awards

Dr Ranj, 43 – who stated he was ‘paraphrasing slightly’ – also blasted the conclusion to use comic Hugh Dennis as the key host together with an ‘all-white judging panel’ and ’90 for each cent white performers’.

In addition, the This Early morning presenter hit out at organisers for auctioning a work by Winston Churchill because of to his ‘problematic’ marriage with Indian men and women and Bengalis ‘in particular’. 

Critics of the legendary wartime Primary Minister blame his insurance policies for resulting in the Bengal famine of 1943, which killed up to four million individuals. He also as soon as described Indians as a ‘beastly men and women with a beastly religion’. 

Comic Hugh Dennis hosted the annual awards – dubbed the ‘Curry Oscars’ by former PM David Cameron – even though other attendees provided Chris Tarrant, previous footballer David Seaman and the MP Chris Grayling. 

Also present have been former Apprentice contestant Saira Khan, actors James Cosmo and Nina Wadia, cricketer Phil Tufnell and truth Tv set stars Nadia Essex and Farah Sattaur. 

Dr Singh, who’s also an NHS physician, felt compelled to discuss out on Twitter while attending the glitzy do on Monday evening at Evolution in London.  

For the duration of the ceremony, he shared a speedy clip of his desk, the stage and other guests, composing : ‘It’s so amazing getting at the #BritishCurryAwards tonight… celebrating the ideal of Asian cuisine! Having said that, how is it that the complete judging panel, host, and even most of the performers on stage so considerably have all been white? We can do greater!’

He included the hashtag ‘representation matters’ and tagged most important sponsor Just Try to eat.

Pimlico Plumber boss Charlie Mullins is the visitor presenter accused of telling a ‘racist’ joke

Dr Singh, who’s also an NHS health practitioner, felt compelled to converse out on Twitter even though attending the glitzy do on Monday evening at Evolution in London

Dr Singh reported the ‘racist’ joke was created by a guest presenter fairly than the host, Hugh Dennis 

Following the event, Dr Singh released an open letter to the British Curry Awards in which he claimed he was ‘not the only particular person that felt uncomfortable tonight’.

He continued: ‘I was honoured and privileged to be invited as a visitor for the British Curry Awards tonight. To start with, thank you to this brilliant organisation for undertaking their best to rejoice our Asian local community.

‘However, when the host is white, the judging panel is completely white, the performers onstage are about 90% white, are we seriously representing our group relatively? And to major it off, we have a racist joke on stage, and are auctioning off a piece by Winston Churchill whose partnership with India (and Bengali folks exclusively) is problematic?

‘We are far better than this. We are a superb people today. We have finished so substantially and nonetheless have so significantly to give. Let’s do much better together.’

In the caption, he wrote: ‘I are unable to continue to be silent… Pricey @BritCurryAwards… you should, let’s converse about this. I am not berating you as I know you have superior intentions and are doing your most effective. And you have raised so much for charity. But we are far better than this.’

Just after the occasion, Dr Singh printed an open up letter to the British Curry Awards in which he claimed he was ‘not the only person that felt awkward tonight’

The former Strictly Occur Dancing contestant added in a later article: ‘I am so very pleased of my heritage, my community and individuals who have occur prior to me to allow for me to do what I do. Which is why I are unable to be silent on things that genuinely make a difference.

‘We are not beyond criticism (and that features me). But we are open up to master and increase.’

Mentioning the ‘racist joke’, he wrote: ‘Paraphrased somewhat, but this is a joke produced on stage at the @BritCurryAwards by a white particular person tonight: ‘Why has India under no circumstances received the Globe Cup? Since each time they get a corner, they create a store on it.’

‘I’m sorry but how is this Okay?’ he requested.    

Key Minister Rishi Sunak despatched in a online video message for the ceremony in which he voiced his guidance for the curry marketplace. 

MailOnline has contacted the British Curry Awards, Just Try to eat and Hugh Dennis’ agent for comment.  

Comic Hugh Dennis introduced the awards but did not make the controversial joke