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Racist comments targeting Indians ‘shameful’ and cross the line, police looking into them: Shanmugam

He said he decided to call out those making such comments so this behaviour does not become normalised in Singapore.

Senior Minister K Shanmugam said he decided to call out people making such comments so that this behaviour does not become normalised.

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