Trevor Noah has apologised for jokes made about the rising tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.
“Actually if you watch my stand up you’ll see that I did make jokes after my mother was shot in the head,” Noah wrote in response.
Sometimes it seems like people are more offended by the jokes comedians make about an issue than the issue itself.”
The jokes received an immediate backlash, with writer and political commentator Zainab Sikander‏ writing on Twitter: “It’s sad when someone who’s had a violent past mocks war through a Bollywood stereotype.