"Apu is one of the most controversial characters on The Simpsons, and news now    
   indicates the show might deal with that by avoiding it altogether.   
      
   After previous, embarrassing attempts to handle concerns over Apu’s   
   worthiness as    
   a representative of Indian Americans, IndieWire reports that, according to   
   film    
   producer Adi Shankar, The Simpsons is going to just drop the character   
   entirely,    
   quietly removing him and his family from the show."   
      
   See:   
      
   https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-simpsons-might-be-quietly-removing-a   
   u-from-the-sho-1830048614   
      
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