‘Dubai is the only place Indians respect the law’: Andrew Tate sparks online storm over racist post

Controversial British-American influencer Andrew Tate has come under intense criticism following a social media post where he claimed that Indians respect the rule of law only while in Dubai, a statement that many called racist and misleading.

What he said

In the post on X, Tate wrote, “You’re going to live amongst Indians if you live in Canada … USA … England … Dubai. But Dubai is the only place they respect the law.”

Social media backlash

The comment triggered a wave of backlash online, with users reminding him of the criminal allegations he faces, including human trafficking charges and accusations of spreading propaganda through his online courses.

One user commented, “Facing criminal charges in three countries and preaching about respecting the law”. Another wrote, “Maybe if you followed the law as well as Indians do, you woudn’t be stuck in Romania facing human-trafficking charges right now.”

Others defended the global Indian diaspora, highlighting the contributions of Indians worldwide and disputing Tate’s sweeping generalisation.

In yet another post, Tate made a racist and misogynistic remark targeting Indian women, which attracted strong reaction from social media users.

The backlash erupted after Tate reacted to a video of an Indian woman shopping, which another user had already captioned with a derogatory comment stereotyping Indians.

“This is well and good until 13 years down the line you’ve got a tiny Indian man in your house and you have to pretend to love it,” the post read.

Responding to the tweet, Tate wrote, “Agreed. I have all flavours of children from 11 women except Indian. Chinese Tate does kung fu, Russian Tate never cries, Black tate has best head movement. Don’t need curry Tate.”