Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson on Mexicans, Indians and more Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson is becoming more known for his gaffes than his talent. TOP Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has a long history of putting his foot in his mouth. Here are seven of the best. Top rating story: Jeremy Clarkson furious over paparazzi in Sydney Harbour December 2011 - Indians A Top Gear Christmas special edition filmed in India, went down like a lead balloon in the South Asian country. Viewers vented their frustration after the special saw Clarkson mocking the dress of Indian dignitaries, driving around slums in a Jaguar fitted with a toilet and making repeated jokes about the country's trains, food, history and conditions. Punch Breaking Views: Top sneer host should change gear Clarkson boasted the specially modified toilet-car was "perfect for India because everyone who comes here gets the trots." December 2011 - striking workers The BBC forced to apologise on TV after Clarkson said public servants taking part in a 24-hour strike should be shot in front of their families, stating Clarkson's comments on The One Show were a misjudged attempt at comedy. When asked what he thought of the strikers, Clarkson said: "I would have them all shot." "I would take them outside and execute them in front of their families," said Clarkson. I mean how dare they go on strike when they have these gilt-edged pensions that are going to be guaranteed, while the rest of us have to work for a living? July 2011- George Michael George Michael branded Clarkson "pig-ugly" and "homophobic'"after Clarkson made the pop singer the butt of a joke on the TV show. Clarkson in his review of a Jaguar XKR-S commented: "It's very fast and very, very loud. And then in the corners it will get its tail out more readily than George Michael. Clarkson's comment followed a jokey campaign by Michael on his Twitter account earlier that month to make Top Gear camper - and Michael appeared to think Clarkson had taken a pop at him as a result. Good grief Mr.Clarkson, I wasn't implying your towering heterosexuality was in question. I had no desire to insult you! But I do now, you pig-ugly homophobic t**t!!!!! February 2011 - Mexicans The BBC, which produces Top Gear, apologised to the UK's Mexican ambassador over comments Clarkson and fellow Top Gear presenters Richard Hammond and James May made about his fellow countrymen. Hammond joked that Mexican cars reflected national characteristics, saying they were "a lazy, feckless, flatulent oaf with a moustache, leaning against a fence asleep." Clarkson stated they would not receive any comeback over the remarks because "at the Mexican embassy, the ambassador is going to be sitting there with a remote control like this (Clarkson snores). They won't complain, it's fine. The Mexican government promptly complained and demanded an apology. August 2010 - Special needs Clarkson upset disability charities with a remark about people with "special needs." Comparing two Ferraris, the 51-year-old described the older one as a "simpleton" that should be called the "430 Speciale needs" instead of the 430 Speciale. The remark prompted a backlash from the National Autistic Society in the UK. July 2010 - Burkas and lingerie Clarkson and his fellow presenters, discussing dangerous driving conditions, agreed that scantilly-clad women were the biggest distractions on the roads. Then Clarkson added: "Honestly, the burka doesn't work. I was in a cab in Piccadilly the other day when a woman in a full burka crossing the road in front of me tripped over the pavement, went head over heels and up it came, red g-string and stockings. November 2008 - truck drivers Clarkson joked about truck drivers being murderers. Referring to the Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe in a segment on driving trucks, Clarkson described the experience as: "Change gear, change gear, change gear, check mirror, murder a prostitute, change gear, change gear, murder. That's a lot of effort in a day. Despite numerous complaints, Clarkson gave only a mock apology on the following week's show.