Shanmugam urged all members of the House to condemn racist behaviour in Singapore.
SINGAPORE, May 11 (The Straits Times/ANN): Groups have been capitalising on Singaporeans' anxiety over jobs to fan the flames of xenophobia and racism, and such racist behaviour will become normalised if Singapore is not careful, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam.
Calling on "responsible" opposition parties to take a stand on the matter, he urged all members of the House to condemn racist behaviour in Singapore.
"The majority of Singaporeans are decent and not racist, but if we continue to fan the flames of racism, we will get to a more uncomfortable position," Shanmugam said in Parliament on Tuesday (May 11).