SINGAPORE — A girl featured on a National Day banner by Tanjong Pagar GRC found herself the target of vicious comments online after an opposition politician highlighted her nationality. She had put up a Facebook post with a picture of herself smiling and standing below the banner with the caption 'Happy 59th Birthday Singapore'.
Of the 20 banners put up by Tanjong Pagar GRC, 18 featured Singaporeans and one a permanent resident.SINGAPORE — A girl featured on a National Day banner by Tanjong Pagar GRC found herself the target of vicious comments online after an opposition politician highlighted her nationality.
On Sunday , Tanjong Pagar GRC MP Alvin Tan called out Lim in a LinkedIn post, saying Singaporeans are better than the xenophobic rhetoric and views put forth by the People's Voice party founder. Many of the 103 comments on Lim's post featured xenophobic remarks, and the girl has since deleted her post.
Of the 20 banners put up by the group representation constituency, 18 featured Singaporeans and one a permanent resident.Tan said this was not the first time National Day banners by Tanjong Pagar GRC had been made the subject of derogatory posts., then 20, and his family was attacked by netizens who made racist and xenophobic remarks.
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