Dubai chef Atul Kochhar, who is working with the Dubai JW Marriott Marquis has been terminated by the hotel, said in an official statement released by the hotel. JW Marriott Marquis in Dubai released a termination letter after Kochhar made Islamophobic remarks in response to a tweet posted by Priyanka Chopra.
The chef received flak after taking a dig at the actress Priyanka Chopra for her tweet over a “Quantico” episode that portrayed Hindu nationalists as terrorists, the Khaleej Times reported on Tuesday.
“It’s sad to see that you have not respected the sentiments of Hindus who have been terrorised by Islam over 2,000 years. Shame on You (sic),” Kochhar tweeted on Sunday.
He later deleted his tweet and posted an apology on Twitter saying that it was a major error from his side:
There is no justification for my tweet, a major error made in the heat of the moment on Sunday. I fully recognise my inaccuracies that Islam was founded around 1,400 years ago and I sincerely apologise. I am not Islamophobic, I deeply regret my comments that have offended many.
— Atul Kochhar (@atulkochhar) June 11, 2018
— Atul Kochhar (@atulkochhar) June 12, 2018
After a massive backlash, the hotel chain decided to terminate the chef.