Author who called Priti Patel an 'immigrant', responds to criticism

A British columnist, Brendan O'Neill, has been subject to intense criticism, as he recently called British Home Secretary, Priti Patel, an immigrant in an article that he h written based on Preeti's interaction with Andrew Marr on his BBC TV show. article prompted instant reactions from different parts of world.

Netizens in support of Priti Patel

One user called this incident as something very awful and pointed out that secretary was born in UK.

Ar user posted a tweet that talked about hypocritical nature of talking about racism and calling person an Immigrant. 

One more user how irrelevant it was to subject Priti Patel to unnecessary accusations 

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Brendan O'Neill's defence

Brendan in his defence stated that he was also a first-generation Britisher like Ms Priti and said he used word Immigrant to classify new people coming to UK to settle down. He furr talked about how he h used same word in his essay 'B Immigrant' and one pointed it out n. O'Neill, furr ded he also came from a working-class immigrant family in which word was continuously used to describe his family members who came to settle down in UK and ir predecessors as well.

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How it all started

This all reportedly started with Brendan writing an article describing TV host, Andrew Marr, asking Priti Patel as to why she was laughing when he was talking to her about consequences of a -deal Brexit. Although Priti's face was in a resting position, a few people claimed she h a "creepy smirk". One individual stated that resembled a villain and ar called her a "sociopath", showcasing a paternalistic and a sexist environment against Home Secretary. re were or degring comments that said she needed a lesson on how to be a "good" immigrant citizen in 21st-century United Kingdom.

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(With inputs from ncies)