A video of a Singaporean man allegedly making racist remarks against an Indian-origin man for dating a Chinese woman has gone viral here, drawing a strong reaction from the Home Affairs and Law Minister who described the incident as “quite unacceptable” and “very worrying”. The video of the confrontation, which lasted over five minutes, was shared on Facebook by Dave Parkash, 23.
In the video, a Chinese Singaporean man accused Parkash of “preying on a Chinese girl”. The man also added that a Chinese woman should not be with an Indian man, The Straits Times reported. The video was shared nearly 3,000 times less than three hours after it was shared on Sunday. Commenting on the video, Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam said that while he does not have the full facts of the story, it seems like more people are finding it acceptable to make “in-your-face” racist statements openly.
Describing the incident as “quite unacceptable” and “very worrying”, Shanmugam said that he used to…