‘My sense of hunger came from New York, not India’: Vikas Khanna’s reply to news anchor wins Internet

The 48-year old chef, who in April started an initiative to distribute dry ration to old-age homes, orphanages and leprosy centres in India amid the pandemic, was speaking about the drive when the BBC anchor suggested that the chef understood the pangs of hunger since he did not hail from a rich family.

“You’ve cooked for the Obamas, you’ve been on TV show with Gordon Ramsay. But it wasn’t always that way, was it? You’re not from a rich family. So, I dare say, you understand how precarious it can be in India,” the anchor said.

To which Khanna, maintaining a calm demeanor, replied, “No, I am from Amritsar, everyone gets fed there in the langars. My sense of hunger came from New York.”

Watch the video here:

Vikas Khanna, michelin star chef, gives it back to BBC news anchor.
Anchor: In India, you were not from a rich family. So your sense of hunger must have come from there.
Vikas: NO, I am from Amritsar, everyone gets fed there in the langars. My sense of hunger came from New York! pic.twitter.com/u06BJDSzvj

— Harpreet (@CestMoiz) June 27, 2020

The clip soon went viral on social media, with many lauding Khanna for his response. “It was a classic reply,” wrote a user.

He just demonstrated the recipie for “CHUTNEY”!!!🤣

— Vinayak Bhave (@bhave_vinayak) June 27, 2020

Class from Vikas 👏👏👏
Shame on you @BBCWorld

— AB84 🇮🇳 (@badyalarpan) June 27, 2020

Original ‘Racism’ an English mentality.. brilliant answer by Vikas.

— Raj Verma 🇨🇦🇮🇳 (@Capriraj) June 27, 2020

The kind of disgusting questions being asked is just appalling

— Forestzz (@Forestz_1) June 27, 2020

Well Done Vikas Paaji…..so proud of you.

— Sinhrann (@sinhrann) June 27, 2020

The thought process of anchor is clearly racist in approach. Very happy of the reply given by Vikas Khanna.

— D Prasanth Nair (@DPrasanthNair) June 27, 2020

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