Gordon Brown has again waded into the Celebrity Big Brother racism row by urging viewers to back Shilpa Shetty to stay in the house, rather than Jade Goody. The Chancellor, who is on a visit to India, told reporters a vote for Shilpa is a vote for Britain and British tolerance.

The clips from Big Brother we watched were fascinating. It is so obvious that the reason for this row is envy. Shilpa is beautiful, talented and successful. They are nothing like her, so they want to hurt her. There is an element of racism in some of the remarks, but I think it's only on the surface. That was the easiest way to hurt her. But the real reason is very simple: she is a strong competition, she has a better chance to win and they want her out. Their behaviour is basic and cruel and I think the broadcaster should intervene and put an end to it. This has become a big story in the media ...

I live in London and watching Big Brother from day one and is just glued to the tele, Shilpa our beautiful lady was looking stunning when she arrived in the house and you could see that everybody in the house was jealous of her. Shilpa is continuing her dignity and status by just ignoring the argument with the bitch in the house (jade goody), I will tell you her story of fame later. I was not her big fan before, but i am now when I have seen what a wonderful person she is from inside and a very beautiful soul. Shipa has a class and i was very much moved by her mother, the ...