Chef Atul Kocchar sacked over anti-Islam tweet in Dubai: Atul Kochhar, a popular Indian-origin chef in the United Arab Emirates, was 13 june sacked by a Dubai hotel after he courted controversy by posting an anti-Islam tweet that caused outrage on social media.
Kochhar, 48, the second Indian to receive a Michelin star, is well known for his Rang Mahal restaurant at the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel, Dubai.
He caused a furore after taking a dig at Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra over an episode in American television series ‘Quantico’ that purportedly portrayed Hindu nationalists as terrorists.