Hank Azaria

voice actor who plays the Indian character has voiced Apu in The Simpsons has said he his resignation from The Role , after years of controversy.

White actor Hank Azaria , The Voice of the Indian convenience-store owner has carried out, since the character was established in the year 1990.

But the character was accused of reinforcing racial stereotypes.

It was not immediately clear whether the Apu, a new voice would or will be deleted from the cartoon.

"Everything we know, it is, I'm not going to do The Voice unless there is a way to make the transition, or so," Mr. Azaria is the website slash film said.

"We all have the decision Together . We are all in agreement on it. We all feel it is The Right thing and good about it. "

the controversy over the character of the immigrant store owner Apu Nahasapeemapetilon intensified in the year 2017, when the Indian-American comic Hari Kondabolu to say from a documentary, it was founded on racial stereotypes.

Mr Kondabolu told the BBC that the character was problematic, because he is defined by his work and how many children he has in his arranged marriage.

In his documentary, the Problem with The Apu, he said the Apu was one of the few representations of South Asians on American television, as he grew up, and other children imitates the characters to mock him.

Others joined in the criticism, while some defended The Show , saying all of his characters stereotypes were.

at the time, Mr. Azaria, who also said The Voice of the popular characters of Moe Szyslak and Chief Wiggum , provides, among other things, he found it "very troubling to me, personally and professionally," that someone has been marginalized because of the Apu.

He also said he would be willing to stop playing the character.

referred to The Simpsons itself, the controversy in the year 2018 episode. In The Scene , margin changes, a good-night story, to make it politically correct, but her daughter objects. A non-performing margin then asks her daughter what she should do.

Lisa turns to the camera and says: "It is hard to say. Something that started a long time ago, decades ago, was applauded and was harmless, is now Politically Incorrect . What can you do?"

then the signals to a picture of Apu from your bed, which is signed: "a Cow - Apu".

the reaction to reports that Mr. Azaria had joined Mr Kondabolu said he hoped that the character remained in The Show , and "a very talented script writers to Do Something interesting with him. "

"My documentary film, "the Problem with The Apu" was not made to get rid of the dated cartoon character, but to discuss race, representation & my Church (which I love very much). It was also about love he wrote to something (like The Simpsons ) & still critical of aspects of it (Apu)," on Twitter .

Source of news: bbc.com