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SINGAPORE - Local musician Subhas Nair admitted in court on Tuesday (March 21) he had posted messages which the prosecution described as inflammatory comments on race and religion. But he denied he had done so in an attempt to promote ill will between differSubhas Nair trial: Musician argues his posts were condemning racism, hate speech, media
SINGAPORE - Local musician Subhas Nair admitted in court on Tuesday (March 21) he had posted messages which the prosecution described as inflammatory comments on race and religion. But he denied he had done so in an attempt to promote ill will between different racial and religious groups in Singapore. Among other things, a rap video featuring Nair was posted on YouTube on July 29, 2019, containing lyrics that allegedly attacked Chinese people in general. On the first day of his trial on Tuesday, Nair testified that the video was done in response to an advertisement which featured actor Dennis Chew playing multiple roles, including that of an Indian man and a Malay woman. The 31-year-old told District Judge Shaiffudin Saruwan he wanted his rap video to convey the message that the advertisement was blatantly racist. He added that the rap video was directed towards some Chinese people, who he said are racist. Stressing that not all Chinese are racist, Nair said he wanted to end instances of “brownface” in Singapore. Read more