Argentinians apologise to India, praise PM Modi after one of their channels uses Apu from the Simpsons to describe his G-20 Summit arrival

Argentine TV outlet @CronicaTV displays this racist image with the headline “Apu Arrived” as India Prime Minister @narendramodi arrives in Buenos Aires for the #G20. pic.twitter.com/oNqZVpS4E5

— Patrick Gillespie (@Pat_Gillespie) November 29, 2018

This Channel is a joke even here in Argentina, we truly apologize for this discriminatory joke and you people from India are totally welcome if you want to laugh at our president, even if he is a joke himself. pic.twitter.com/Ylb5KJyHie

— f e d e (@fede_arroyo) November 30, 2018

.@cronicatv @cronica is our most embarrasing and yellow media outlet managed by kirchnerist idiots @pat_gillespie, all respect to @narendramodi.

— Apu 🌱🔬💚 (@Apuntes_) November 30, 2018

Crónica isn't a serious Channel, it's managed by junkies

— Ministro del Dólar. (@leocaniglia) November 30, 2018

To be fair enough, Cronica disrespect all by the same.

— Romina Herrera (@rominaherrera) November 30, 2018

This awful tv outlet it’s an embarrassment. I’m so sorry...🤦‍♀️

— Marian (@mancinimariana) November 30, 2018

That channel is a shame.

— paleolibertario (@libertadancap) November 30, 2018

This typecasting and stereotyping of people not in your country is what causes racial bias and hence racial problems. I’ll take it as a joke, but anyone with no context would only be figuring it out the wrong way.

— Harigarakumar V (@harigarakumarv) November 30, 2018

Of course, this is a really embarrassing event for most of argentinians, at least the ones whom understand the fact that racism is a global problem and it is not reduced to the disposition of any nation nor group of people

— Lucía (@StrangerLucias) November 30, 2018

If anything, you should blame the simpsons for creating a sterotype of an Indian citizen. Cronica does not speak for Argentina. Its just sensationalist journalism that in more than one ocassion have shown live suicides.

— Leo Poddighe (@leopoddighe) November 30, 2018

Dont be mad. You are right though! You could also make fun of us...our president mostly! Anyway, these guys at @cronica have this border sense of humor all the time. Few exceptions! Im done making excuses for them, gb!

— Gustavo Cometto (@GusComettoOk) November 30, 2018

Sorry!

— Lelé (@Lele_Levieva) November 30, 2018

Apologies to India from Argentina. Unfortunately, some argentines enjoy this poor and racist humor. That TV chanell is still owned by peronists who acquired it with corruption money. It was part of a fascist media network organised by the Kirchner administration.

— Canoli (@cano_972) November 30, 2018

It was a sad and regrettable action. And this goes beyond the political differences that Argentines have. This is sad

— Chirly Denise (@ChirlyDenise) November 30, 2018

Crónica is one of the Argentine shames. Our greatest respect to the Indian people and the Prime Minister

— Sockete (@Sockete11) November 30, 2018

Just for you to know, this channel is anything but a serious one, in fact, they redefine what a tabloid is. And yes, our journalists get to be mediocre at best but no, they would have never get as far as they did. So please, do accept our most sincere apologize for what they did.

— Johannes (@darcyissues) November 30, 2018

I hope you understand that this is an exception, not the rule. I feel ashamed 😳

— Dani (@danitoszwarc) November 30, 2018