An Iceland supermarket director was sacked affect reportedly branding the Welsh language "gibberish". Keith Hann, director of corporate affairs, reportedly made the comment in a personal blog that has now been privatised.
In the same blog, it is alleged he also said the Welsh language sounded "like someone with bad catarrh clearing his throat".
The supermarket, headquartered in Wales,has now apologised, saying the comments did not reflect the company's views, with a spokeswoman confirming Mr Hann had been dismissed with immediate affect.
Mr Hann's added the line "All views my own and usually joking" on his Twitter bio after the comments came to light - before deleting his profile altogether, reports Wales Online.
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