India, Sept. 2 -- Television star Rupali Ganguly, best known for her role in Anupamaa, has called out US President Donald Trump's trade adviser Peter Navarro over his controversial comments about Brahmins and India.

Peter, in an interview with Fox News, stirred outrage by accusing "Brahmins of profiteering at the expense of the Indian people." His comments came while discussing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign policy stance. "Modi's a great leader but I don't understand why he's getting into bed with Putin and Xi Jinping when he's the biggest democracy in the world. You've got Brahmins profiteering at the expense of the Indian people. We need that to stop. Yeah, and we'll be watching that closely," Peter said.

Rupali didn't...