A video of a self-proclaimed racist man who confronted an interracial couple and berated the Indian man for dating a Chinese girl, went viral on social media and the racist man drew flak online from netizens and even the Law Minister himself.
Senior lecturer from Ngee Ann Poly
As it now turns out, the racist man is a 60-year-old senior lecturer from Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP)’s School of Engineering.
The man, Tan Boon Lee, is currently suspended by the school and an internal investigation is being conducted; with NP considering the appropriate disciplinary action to be taken against him.
NP said that they are aware of the video and that they “regret that the individual in question is a member of our staff.”
Wants to highlight subject of interracial marriage
Tan (speaking to TODAY) said that he doesn’t want to comment on the case as it is under police investigation.
He did however, say that it is a good time to highlight the “subject of interracial marriage in Singapore, Asia or worldwide.”
A spokesperson for NP said:
“We take a very serious view of the matter as the remarks made by the individual are highly offensive, disrespectful and goes against our staff code of conduct and values as a community.”
It is also worth noting that Tan appears to have received the Long Service Medal in 2019 during the National Day Awards, which is listed on the Prime Minister’s Office’s website.
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Images and video source: Dave Park Ash on Facebook, K Shanmugam on Facebook and Google Maps