Overview
- Rakesh Bedi issued a video apology, saying he used the term unknowingly and did not intend to hurt anyone.
- Azad Samaj Party’s Mumbai leader Kailash Jaiswar flagged the older clip on social media and said he asked Bedi to apologise after a phone call.
- Coverage notes the word is considered inappropriate in India, and its official use has been barred by authorities.
- The remark appeared in an earlier interview where Bedi referenced B. R. Ambedkar, and there are no reports of further action beyond the apology.
- Bedi’s recent visibility from the film Dhurandhar drew fresh attention to the old comment, highlighting how social media revives past remarks about caste language.