Opposition to Philippine independence day
event
Say no to bigotry:
Tan Chuan-Jin
Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin had strong words
yesterday for those orchestrating a campaign against a planned
event to celebrate Philippine independence day here.
In a Facebook post, he called on Singaporeans to
take stand against such "repulsive" peddlers of hate.
He wrote that he was startled by a report in The
Straits Times on Thursday, which said the Filipino organisers of
the Orchard Road event had been harassed by anonymous callers.
But he was encouraged that "many decent
Singaporeans... have come forward to condemn the actions of these
netizens".
A Facebook page that campaigns against an
"overpopulated Singapore" has carried posts against the event
planned by the Pilipino Independence Day Council Singapore, an
ad-hoc group of volunteers.
Reacting to such posts, Mr Tan pointed out that
many Singaporeans have celebrated National Day in other countries.
And as one of them, he could not imagine what it would be like to
be attacked in this way.
He asked: "Is there a gentle way to put this
across?"
Not really.
This is how he concluded the post: "Sometimes, I
think we should just call a spade a spade. These actions by those
who peddle hate are not acceptable, repulsive even.
"We should make a stand to say no to such bigotry.
They do not reflect who we are as a people and as a nation."
News, The New Paper, Saturday, April 19 2014, Pg 4
Sure this parrot chuan jin has dysfunctional brain . What
BIGOTRY? IT IS THE THE PAPPIES WHO HAVE BIGOTRY whenever
locals who feed them are concern. Always find fault, now it
is like every week silang lau ah qua loong will come out to talk to
seek attention, it is truly ATTENTION WHORE! bully sgporeans
bully and bully ...........
It is the most hated PM in sg. It sure has qian pian
face. Bloody bapok!
