Narinder Kaur was met with backlash after criticising the reaction to Good Morning Britain’s coverage.

Narinder Kaur was met with backlash on social media (Image: ITV)

Good Morning Britain returned to ITV with Ed Balls and Ranvir Singh covering the hit breakfast programme. During the broadcast, they highlighted South Asian Heritage Month and welcomed 105-year-old World War II veteran Yarvar Abbas, who was among the 2.5 million Indians who fought for Britain.

While speaking to the presenters, the war hero called for a memorial to commemorate those who served and lost their lives as part of the British Indian Army. He explained: “It’s important to me because I was part of the 14th army, and it’s called the forgotten army because they think the war finished on the 8th of May, no the 14th Army continued for another for another four or five months.” GMB commentator Narinder Kaur took to social media to echo Yarvar’s sentiments and stated: “Most Brits have no clue.”

“You’re saying you want something dedicated just for Indian soldiers, those who fell and those who survived. Tell us why that is so important to you”@ranvir01 asks 105-year-old World War II veteran Yarvar Abbas why he is calling for a memorial to the 2.5 million Indians who… pic.twitter.com/gPYcMAvFum

— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) August 7, 2025

The former soldier continued: “I’ll say that the whole Indian army is the forgotten army. I can’t do any better than to quote the Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck, whom I knew personally and who became like a father figure to me.”

Yarvar revealed that the Field Marshall once said: “Great Britain could not have come out of the two wars without the Indian Army.”

Resharing the GMB clip on X, formerly known as Twitter, Nardiner added: “Britain built an empire on the backs of others, 2.5 million Indians fought its war, and most Brits have no clue!! Astonishing!

“Its 2025 and No national memorial. No real recognition.”

Yarvar Abbas called for a memorial dedicated to the Indian soldiers (Image: ITV)

The commentator added: “Also – kudos for GMB for doing a South Asian Heritage month (back in my good books..) #ForgottenHeroes.”

The post ignited backlash from many who questioned Narinder’s tweets as one fumed: “There are plenty of British memorials for Indians who fought in the war (add the Huddersfield Sikh Soldier Memorial to this list).”

Another echoed: “There are war memorials all over the country, they state names not ethnicity.”

A third raged: “There are Chindits and Gurkhas memorials in London and an Indian Army Memorial Room in Sandhurst. You seem to just project your own notions of what you THINK Britain is onto the country when in reality it’s different.”

As another remarked: “There’s already a memorial. It’s called the Cenotaph.”

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