‘Fearmongering, politically motivated’: Indian diaspora in Singapore condemns Kejriwal’s tweet about ‘new’ COVID strain Thursday, May 20th 2021 Members of the Indian diaspora living in Singapore have come out strongly against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s tweet calling for halting flights between India and Singapore, citing a new COVID-19 virus variant in the latter country which is considered to be dangerous for children. Kejriwal’s comments were met with strong criticism by both the Indian and Singapore governments. Photo courtesy: Twitter/@ArvindKejriwal The prevailing reaction among members of the Indian community in Singapore who Connected to India spoke to was overwhelmingly against the Delhi CM, with some calling his actions as “opportunistic, childish and politically motivated”. Some even stated that they didn’t wish to dignify Kejriwal’s tweet with a response.