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The Voice of Apu from show The Simpsons is back after 8 years of long silence after the actor Sunil Malhotra replaced Hank Azaria. News Source: https://www.theguardian.com/international The television industry has been rocked by Apu Nahasapeemapetilon's sudden return to The Simpsons, turning what should have been a quiet milestone into a hot topic for cultural discussion. The enduring character, portrayed by American actor Sunil Malhotra, spoke for the first time in eight years on Sunday night. The network and the new cast have praised the relocation as a historic "homecoming" and a long-awaited "reclamation," but the character's troubled past and the rollout's secrecy have rekindled a heated ideological conflict about media identity, censorship, and corporate responsibility. The controversy began in 2017 when comic Hari Kondabolu's documentary, The Problem with Apu, unmistakably revealed how the character originally portrayed by white actor Hank Azaria had weaponized a single, terrible stereotype against South Asian Americans. Azaria resigned in 2020 and made extensive public apologies in reaction to the strong criticism. The show's creators decided to bench the character rathe...

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