Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Singapore Leaders Condemn Wave of Anti-Indian Racist Trolls
Some people posted racist comments about Indians online.
Singapore’s leaders said these comments were wrong.
The comments appeared after flash floods involving Nepal and Tibet.
They also appeared during a controversy about Singapore Airlines investing in Air India.
Home Minister K Shanmugam talked about the comments.
He said some used words about snakes, curry, black magic and parathas.
He promised that officials would investigate.
The report said the issue had become viral.
Singapore’s top leaders condemned racist and anti-Indian comments spreading online.
The remarks followed the Nepal-Tibet flash floods and controversy over Singapore Airlines’ investment in Air India.
Home Minister K Shanmugam said the comments referred to Indians using “snakes, curry, black magic and parathas.”
Shanmugam vowed that the authorities would investigate the online remarks.
The report described the controversy as a viral online development.
- Who
- Singapore’s top leaders, including Home Minister K Shanmugam, responded to online comments targeting Indians.
- What
- Leaders condemned racist and anti-Indian online comments, and Shanmugam vowed an investigation.
- When
- The comments spread online following the Nepal-Tibet flash floods and the investment controversy.
- Where
- The comments appeared online in connection with events involving Singapore, Nepal, Tibet and India.
- Why
- The leaders responded because the posts contained racist references to Indians.
- Country responding
- Singapore
- Government official
- Home Minister K Shanmugam
- Target of comments
- Indians
- Reported references
- Snakes, curry, black magic and parathas
- Related event
- Nepal-Tibet flash floods
- Business controversy
- Singapore Airlines’ investment in Air India
- Government response
- Investigation vowed