Singapore News - The police are investigating a case of a man who allegedly kicked a woman in her chest and shouted a racial slur at her for not wearing a mask properly while brisk walking. Madam Hindocha Nita Vishnubhai, 55, said she was exercising last Friday when the incident. Read more at www.tnp.sg
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May 11, 2021
Mrs Hindocha Nita Vishnubhai was brisk walking on her usual route from Choa Chu Kang MRT station to Choa Chu Kang Stadium when she was assaulted by a man on May 7, 2021.
Hindocha Nita Vishnubhai
He said in a Facebook post that the attack goes against everything that our multiracial society stands for, and the mutual respect and racial harmony that we hold so dear .
He added: It harms our international reputation more than we realise. I understand people being under stress because of Covid-19, and anxious about their jobs and families. But that does not justify racist attitudes and actions, much less physically abusing and assaulting someone because she belongs to a particular race, in this case, Indian. The victim happens to be a Singaporean, but even had she not been one, the attack would still have been wrong and shameful.
Singapore will fail if it allows racism, xenophobia: Senior minister K Shanmugam warns
The alleged assault of the woman, which is currently being investigated by the police, drew condemnation from several ministers.
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SINGAPORE: Singapore will fail if it allows racism and xenophobia to become prevalent, a senior minister warned here on Tuesday in response to an apparent hate crime incident involving a 55-year-old Indian-origin woman who was kicked and subjected to racial slurs for not wearing a mask while taking a brisk walk to work.
Hindocha Nita Vishnubhai, a private tutor, was brisk walking on Friday morning when a man approached her and asked her to pull the mask up from her chin before hurling
Shanmugam urged all members of the House to condemn racist behaviour in Singapore.
SINGAPORE, May 11 (The Straits Times/ANN): Groups have been capitalising on Singaporeans anxiety over jobs to fan the flames of xenophobia and racism, and such racist behaviour will become normalised if Singapore is not careful, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam.
Calling on responsible opposition parties to take a stand on the matter, he urged all members of the House to condemn racist behaviour in Singapore. The majority of Singaporeans are decent and not racist, but if we continue to fan the flames of racism, we will get to a more uncomfortable position, Shanmugam said in Parliament on Tuesday (May 11).