‘If it was a Banksy they wouldn’t complain!’: Furious residents slam council orders to remove fish and chip shop’s ‘inappropriate’ Union flag mural – as owner says ‘popular’ artwork has attracted tourists taking selfies [Video]

Furious residents have slammed a council’s order to remove an ‘inappropriate’ Union flag mural from the side of an award-winning fish and chip shop. 

Chris Kanizi, 65, who owns Golden Chippy, in Greenwich, south-east London, has been told to paint over the mural of the humanoid fish, which is adored by tourists.

The Cyprus-born chef, who has been running Golden Chippy for 20 years and lives two doors down, said tourists have been attracted to the area because of the mural, which was deemed ‘inappropriate’ according to the Telegraph.

Greenwich council said they received a number of complaints about the mural which they deemed to be  an ‘unauthorised advert’.

However, locals have hit back at the council’s order and questioned why they don’t take down some of the graffiti in the area instead of the ‘fantastic’ mural, which features the phrase ‘A Great British Meal’. 

One local woman said the council …