Police looking into 'shameful' racist online comments about Nepal-Tibet disaster, Air India: SM Shanmugam
· World · CNA, Telegraph India, telegraphindia
Singapore Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam said police are investigating "shameful" racist online comments targeting victims of the Nepal-Tibet border disaster and directed at Air India. The comments were made on social media platforms following the crash. Shanmugam described the remarks as racist and condemned them publicly. Air India has been operating flights evacuating stranded passengers from the disaster zone in recent days. The exact number of comments or accounts under investigation has not been disclosed.
Why it matters
Indian travellers and the wider Indian diaspora in Singapore face heightened sensitivity around racist targeting linked to Air India, and the probe tests whether Singapore's hate-speech and online harassment laws apply to commentary on foreign disasters involving Indian carriers.
Read the original report — CNA
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