Trevor Noah apologies for comments on Indo-Pak tensions, defends later

Late-night talk show host Trevor Noah has been criticized for heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, saying the hurt was unintentional only to later make light of the situation.

Noah received flak on social media for which were called "racist", "stereotypical" and "offensive".

In an episode of "The Daily Show", the host said the two nations would be "most entertaining" and "it would also be the longest war of all time – another dance number!".

The host made his case using a cliché that the war cry of the Indian soldiers would also be a musical

Noah, 35, apologized after one of the Twitter users criticized him, saying "It's sad when someone has had a violent past a Bollywood stereotype. @ Trevornoah's mother is Trevor's stepfather. Imagine someone making fun with a stereotype Xhosa – the tribe his mum belongs to. "

He responded by using comedy was his way of processing" bread and discomfort "and that he has joked in the past about his mother being shot in the head.

"Actually, if you watch my head I'll make jokes after my mother was shot in the head. As a comedian I am sorry that this hurt you and others, that's not what I was trying to do, "the comic tweeted Saturday.

In a following tweet, however, Noah defended his comments, saying it was "amazing" how do you feel about it?

"It's amazing to me that my joke about the conflict in India and Pakistan trended more than the story of the actual conflict itself. Sometimes it seems like people are more offended by the jokes comedians make about an issue than the issue itself, "he wrote.

Personalities such as actor Swara Bhasker and comic Mallika Dua also slammed Noah for his comments

"@ Trevornoah 1. War is not funny or entertaining. 2. Hindi is not gibberish. Your stereotype of Indo-Pak is ignorant, "Bhasker wrote, adding that it was a fan but the writing was" lazy "and" arrogant. "

Dua called the remarks" shockingly unintelligent and tone deaf ".

" What makes it sadder is that @Trevornoah cracked such a below average, shit joke. Something Russel Peters probably threw in the bin before his first open mic in life. If you're going to be a comic racist then at least get the comic bit right, "she tweeted.