Dubai hotel sacks Indian-origin chef over anti-Islam tweet

DUBAI: A popular Indian restaurant here has fired its head chef, Indian-origin celebrity chef Atul Kochhar, following his "anti-Islam tweet". Michelin-star chef Atul Kochhar of the Rang Mahal restaurant at the JW Marriot Marquis hotel received flak after taking a dig at actress Priyanka Chopra for her tweet over a "Quantico" episode that portrayed Hindu nationalists as terrorists. Kochhar's anti-Islam tweet created a furore on social media, with twitterati calling for his sacking."Following the recent comments made by Chef Atul Kochhar, we have taken the decision to end our agreement with him for Rang Mahal.