People love Sadiq Khan’s reply when asked if Pakistan ‘feels like coming home’
Here’s London mayor Sadiq Khan asked by the BBC’s Karl Mercer if his visit to Pakistan ‘feels like coming home’.
Blinder from @SadiqKhan on BBC news just now. pic.twitter.com/ge1rmGjuUB
— plain old DJ Artwork (@artworkmagnetic) December 6, 2017
Khan was asked the question as he made a historic trip across the India-Pakistan border.
“Home’s south London, mate. But it’s good to be in Pakistan. It’s good to come from India, home of my parents and grandparents.”
Here’s what people made of the exchange on Twitter.
Blinder from @SadiqKhan on BBC news just now. pic.twitter.com/ge1rmGjuUB
— plain old DJ Artwork (@artworkmagnetic) December 6, 2017
Bloody hell. 'home'. Perfect example of the subtle 'go back to your own country' racism that the news outlets perpetuate. https://t.co/vfcL4iMTWu
— Scene & Heard (@SaHreports) December 7, 2017
BBC journalist asks @sadiqkhan what it's like 'coming home' because he's visiting Pakistan. Beautiful response. https://t.co/cNLTELl9De
— Jay Rayner (@jayrayner1) December 7, 2017
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