Tesco has apologised for stocking beer crates at the end of a section dedicated to Ramadan in its New Malden store.

Twitter user Fevzi Hussain complained about the placement of products he said he had seen in the Beverley Way Tesco Extra, and called the move “deeply offensive” and “a very sad state of affairs”.

Tesco was quick to remove the crates of Budweiser and Corona from the end of the aisle and apologise to Mr Hussain on May 24.

Posting on Twitter, a Tesco worker said: “I am so sorry that we have let you down, and I'd certainly like to ensure that this is logged.

“I apologise for any offence that was caused by this, and I must assure you that it was not the intention.”

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Mr Hussain further tweeted: "did Tesco intend2offend? Of course not. But a multi M£ global player should be more culturally astute. A v sad state of affairs".

Muslims believe the Qur'an was originally revealed to the prophet Muhammad during the month of Ramadan. This year fasting will begin on June 6.

But one user asked Tesco: “Do you always go this overboard? What a complete overreaction. What ever happened to tolerance?”