On fateful day: father hospitalized, broke up with boyfriend.
AB Wire
The Indian American physician from Miami, Florida, who got global notoriety for her drunken rage at a Uber driver which got taped by a bystander and went viral on the social media, Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon, 30, has said on television appearances that she is “ashamed†be her behavior, devastated by its consequences, and has asked for forgiveness to move forward in life.
“I see a person that is not me,†Ramkissoon told Good Morning America host George Stephanopoulos in an in-studio interview aired during the program’s first hour. “I’m ashamed.â€
The live sit-down was Ramkissoon’s first public move aimed at rescuing a reputation after a Jan. 19 video of her berating and hitting an Uber driver in downtown Miami became an Internet sensation. The driver was there to pick up someone else, but Ramkissoon, a fourth-year neurology resident at Jackson Health System, demanded the car for herself, reported the Miami Herald.
Ramkissoon’s filmed tantrum ends with her jumping into the dented sedan and flinging papers outside the passenger window while ordering the driver “get the f— into the car you disgusting piece of s—.â€
The five minutes and three seconds of cellphone video drew hundreds of thousands of views and attracted global media coverage. On Thursday, Jackson announced that it was placing her on administrative leave. Ramkissoon declined extended interviews after the incident, making her media debut on GMA in New York.
She told Stephanopoulos that it was a particularly trying night for her before the incident: Her father was hospitalized earlier in the day, and “just minutes†before the altercation, she had broken up with her boyfriend of two years. She said she drove herself that evening, but had enough to drink that she wanted to take Uber home.
“There is absolutely no excuse for my actions,†Ramkissoon said. “I am so sorry. I have hurt so many people with this. My family, my friends, my job, the Uber driver. Nobody deserves to be treated that way. That’s not me.â€
She said the Uber driver accepted her apology on the spot, and declared herself “so thankful†that he didn’t press criminal charges against her, the Miami Herald reported.
“I was caught at my lowest moment,†she said. “In the moment, I was just so angry. I wasn’t really thinking. If I could take it back, I would.â€
“I’ve received messages I should kill myself,†she said. “That I should have been raped that night.â€
For now, Ramkissoon — who told Gossip Extra columnist Jose Lambiet that she was hiring a public-relations firm while trying to remain “under the radar†— said she’s hoping that taking responsibility for her lapse will begin to bring her back into the good graces of Jackson and others.
“I did something extremely horrible,†Ramkissoon added. “I’m here to own for what I did. I’m asking for forgiveness.â€
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The Taco Bell exec said he was sorry too. Now he’s suing the guy he assaulted.
I don’t put much stock in these ‘sorries’.
Her tattoo boasts that she is ‘fierce’. Kinda hard to swallow that ‘that’s not me’….
If Anjali is really sorry and asking for forgiveness because she really feels sorry it is good. However, the question remains, would Anjali be remorseful if she wouldn’t have been captured by the camera?
Fuk this bitch, she said ” I have money, I will hire a PR Firm, this is what they had her do, she is not sorry, her father was not sick, and her boyfriend did not break up with her and she was not drinking. Stupid azz slut, bitch, lating sorry at sluz,
Please go and educate yourself, then you may comment on other people’s actions.
This woman should be made an example of, she acted as though she were entitled to act in such a belligerent and antagonistic manner and felt that behavior was acceptable. Her Apology only comes as an attempt at damage control and only because she was directed to do so by a public relations company. She has absolutely no sincerity and zero credibility and should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. And as for her employer, I surely hope they do dismiss her as a liability to them; because she certainly is a liability now that the public is aware of her callous attitude toward her fellow man. she is a spoiled child that needs discipline and a good caning for lashing out and demeaning someone else just trying to make an honest living. should she live in fear? yes, fear that her immature behavior is NOT acceptable in a civil society. should the people feel sorry for her if she loses her job? NO! her selfish and unconscientious behavior just validated her lack of compassion for her fellow man and proves she cannot honor her hippocratic oath. Is she believable on her forgive me tour? HELL NO! she’s as fake as a 3 dollar bill. she is NOT the victim by any means. she is a criminal hiding in a spoiled girls body. Punish her to the full extent and MAKE her feel true remorse for her narcissistic psychopathic behavior. She needs a public caning to wake her up and get her to realize she has NO right to treat people so reprehensibly. I stand in complete and total difference of the opinion of Murli Dhar Angel on this issue, that grandmotherly advice and slap on the hand approach is way out off the mark for that psychotic behavior. that approach is obviously the approach her parents took and now look at the miscreant she became.
Very well stated
This human has suffered plenty. yes, her fault. She admits her mistakes. You need to move on Anjali Ramkissoon. Perfect Souls watching this story, you need to move back to Cosby and Donald; leave this soul alone and go back to your private evil ways and cast your own stones and clean your your own filthy houses. Idiots from India who disclaim this person to be Indian, need to rush back to India, to clean up the poverty on the streets. What are doing here? All West Indians including Anjali are all fun-loving, God-fearing, blessed souls who are entitled to mistakes. We just gave a so-called movie star a chance on American TV and in 3 minutes of her first episode, she took off her underwear. Yes, Priyanka is from India; a true disgrace to society. Ask for forgiveness Miss Anjali; go to God then to another employer. Find a good man to be by your side and love him. God Bless. Be proud that you are NOT from India or thos other 100 contries that Indians live. Murli-Dhar
Drop dead
Ironic how your name is none of your business, yet you’re minding other people’s
And this is YOUR business because…?