Apu returns to The Simpsons with new voice actor

Reports from LBC, MyJoyOnline, the Marin Independent Journal, the New York Daily News, and the BBC state that the character Apu is returning to The Simpsons with a new voice actor. LBC reports the return follows a race row and occurs nine years after the character's absence. The Marin Independent Journal and the New York Daily News report the character was absent for 10 years. LBC reports the new voice actor is Indian-American.