<p>An Indian-origin candidate for the far-right UK Independence Party (UKIP) has been suspended over alleged anti-Jewish remarks ahead of the May 7 General Elections.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Jack Sen, whose grandfather was Indian and served as a doctor in the British Indian Army during the Raj era, was to contest the seat from West Lancashire.<br /><br />Sen, who describes himself on Twitter as "unapologetically politically incorrect pro-British", directed abuse on the social networking site at Luciana Berger, the Labour party's candidate who is Jewish.<br /><br />"You're about authentic Labour as Ed Miliband. Protect child benefits? If you had it your way you'd send the £ to Poland/Israel," he wrote in one message.<br /><br />In another, he said: "Britain's youngest Jewish MP, Luciana Berger, is facing criticism over her record of...loyalties."<br /><br />The reference to divided loyalties is a common anti-semitic slur meant to suggest that Jews are loyal to Israel, rather than to the country in which they live.<br /><br />Berger said it was "clearly an anti-Semitic comment".<br /><br />In a separate interview, Sen said minorities in South Africa were being ethnically cleansed and laid the blame for a "genocide" in western Europe at the door of Labour leader Ed Miliband and other prominent Jewish figures across the world.<br /><br />Speaking to the Guardian' yesterday, Sen claimed that the messages had been tweeted by a party activist, not by him. But he failed to provide any further details on his remarks.<br /><br />A UKIP statement said, "Jack Sen, a UKIP candidate, has expressed views that in no way reflect the views of the party and any other of our hard-working dedicated candidates.<br />"In the light of these and other comments, Sen has been suspended from UKIP with immediate effect."<br /><br />UKIP leader Nigel Farage apologised for the comments attributed to Sen and those posted on his Twitter account.<br /><br />He said: "We’ve got over 5,000 people standing for us at this election, and less than a handful have caused us a problem.<br /><br />"UKIP is a non-sectarian, non-racist party and we have actually got a remarkable number of people standing for us from every single walk of life, from every religion and every ethnic group in this country."<br /><br />The news of Sen's suspension comes after Janice Atkinson, one of the leading figures in the party and a parliamentary candidate, was expelled from UKIP over fake expenses claims.<br /><br />The anti-immigration UKIP is against the UK's membership of the European Union (EU).<br />It currently has no major presence in the British Parliament and is not expected to register any major impact in the May 7 elections either. <br /></p>
<p>An Indian-origin candidate for the far-right UK Independence Party (UKIP) has been suspended over alleged anti-Jewish remarks ahead of the May 7 General Elections.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Jack Sen, whose grandfather was Indian and served as a doctor in the British Indian Army during the Raj era, was to contest the seat from West Lancashire.<br /><br />Sen, who describes himself on Twitter as "unapologetically politically incorrect pro-British", directed abuse on the social networking site at Luciana Berger, the Labour party's candidate who is Jewish.<br /><br />"You're about authentic Labour as Ed Miliband. Protect child benefits? If you had it your way you'd send the £ to Poland/Israel," he wrote in one message.<br /><br />In another, he said: "Britain's youngest Jewish MP, Luciana Berger, is facing criticism over her record of...loyalties."<br /><br />The reference to divided loyalties is a common anti-semitic slur meant to suggest that Jews are loyal to Israel, rather than to the country in which they live.<br /><br />Berger said it was "clearly an anti-Semitic comment".<br /><br />In a separate interview, Sen said minorities in South Africa were being ethnically cleansed and laid the blame for a "genocide" in western Europe at the door of Labour leader Ed Miliband and other prominent Jewish figures across the world.<br /><br />Speaking to the Guardian' yesterday, Sen claimed that the messages had been tweeted by a party activist, not by him. But he failed to provide any further details on his remarks.<br /><br />A UKIP statement said, "Jack Sen, a UKIP candidate, has expressed views that in no way reflect the views of the party and any other of our hard-working dedicated candidates.<br />"In the light of these and other comments, Sen has been suspended from UKIP with immediate effect."<br /><br />UKIP leader Nigel Farage apologised for the comments attributed to Sen and those posted on his Twitter account.<br /><br />He said: "We’ve got over 5,000 people standing for us at this election, and less than a handful have caused us a problem.<br /><br />"UKIP is a non-sectarian, non-racist party and we have actually got a remarkable number of people standing for us from every single walk of life, from every religion and every ethnic group in this country."<br /><br />The news of Sen's suspension comes after Janice Atkinson, one of the leading figures in the party and a parliamentary candidate, was expelled from UKIP over fake expenses claims.<br /><br />The anti-immigration UKIP is against the UK's membership of the European Union (EU).<br />It currently has no major presence in the British Parliament and is not expected to register any major impact in the May 7 elections either. <br /></p>