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Daily Mirror
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Scarlett O'Toole

BBC News' Reeta Chakrabarti claims she experienced racism from colleagues

TV newsreader Reeta Chakrabarti has claimed she was the victim of racism from her BBC colleagues when she first joined the organisation.

The 58-year-old, who was born into an Indian Bengali family, said some people had suggested she was only given the job "because of the colour of my skin".

Reeta's first job at the BBC was as a radio producer before she moved into TV in 1997.

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