“In a recent episode of BBC Asian Network’s ‘Big Debate’u00a0radio show, a caller used offensive remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraben Modi. Following this, a hashtag #BoycottBBC started trending in India. The topic of discussion on the radio show was over racism against Sikhs and Indians in the UK that eventually led to the farmers’ protest in India, according to New Indian Express.u00a0. One of the callers identified as u2018Simonu2019 used vulgar remarks against PM Modi’s mother. Although the host immediately diverted the conversation, the remarks were heard by thousands of listeners already. u00a0. Several Indians were offended by the producers’ decision to keep the audio available for other listeners. Hashtags like #BoycottBBC and #BanBBC became top trends on Twitter throughout Wednesday in India.u00a0. Th show’s host Priya Rai later apologised for the incident and said, u201cPriya Rai apologised for the incident. u201cWe would like to apologise for the language used by a guest earlier. Itu2019s a live show and we discuss controversial issues but there was no reason for the type of language that was used and Iu2019d like to say sorry again for any offence that was caused.u201d. #BBC #PMNarendraModi #Twitter #FarmersProtestu00a0.”