'Have a lovely life in India': Indian-origin British presenter Narinder Kaur faces backlash over gidda performance in viral video

A video of a British TV presenter performing gidda in a Punjabi wedding has taken the internet by storm. But rather than evoking emotions of wonder and curiosity, the video has sparked a targeted attack against the Indian-origin woman.

Narinder Kaur, a broadcaster and commentator recently took to X (formerly Twitter) to share a video of herself doing gidda, a Punjabi folk dance at a wedding. She noted how it felt good to get back in touch with her roots.

Kaur, whose parents immigrated to the UK shared that she had gotten so integrated with the British culture, that she had lost parts of her Indian culture. She highlighted that while integration mattered, the cost of it was often ignored.

She then wondered how different her life would have been if her parents had not moved to the UK. "Different path, different story… still figuring out how to reclaim this one," she wrote.

Her post quickly gained traction online, with Kaur being attacked by users for missing her culture. Many called her out to return to India, if she missed her culture so much.

"You can easily return to the motherland. Problem is... you don't want to because it's full of Indians and the streets smell of human faeces" wrote one.

"Makes me wonder sometimes—what would life have looked like if my parents hadn’t come to the UK?" Go and find out. All you do is disparage every person and aspect of the UK that isn't connected to or subscribed to the cult of diversity. It's insulting,” added another.

“Narinder I think you know what the answer is. If you don’t feel deep down in your heart that you don’t belong here, then you need to act on that. I am sure you will have a lovely new life in India,” advised one.


Previously, Kaur went viral in 2023, for asking the British royalty to return Kohinoor to India during an interview. She said the diamond represents colonisation and bloodshed and that she couldn’t understand why an Indian child from India had to travel to the UK to look at the diamond.

"The Kohinoor diamond was founded in Indian soil. It represents to the British their dark brutal colonial history. They have NO BUSINESS in continuing to benefit from colonisation. The UN recognises the right of a country to reclaim its treasures," she wrote in an X post.

Kaur has been known for her vocalness and putting points forward in support of the Indian culture and Indians, as and when required. She first appeared on the second series of Big Brother in 2001 and then went on to become a presenter with dating series like Undercover Lovers and ventured into broadcasting with Good Morning Britain and GB News.