Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on September 6 that Singapore must never allow prejudice against any community to become accepted or normalised, after racist and xenophobic comments surfaced online about the nine Singaporeans missing in the Nepal-Tibet disaster and about Singapore Airlines' proposed investment in Air India. Mr Wong said 'an uglier side' had emerged in these discussions, with anti-Indian slurs targeting the missing Singaporeans and attacks on Temasek and SIA senior management based on their ethnicity. He warned that if such behaviour goes unchecked it can 'deepen mistrust between communities and pull us apart', noting that Singapore had faced similar tensions during COVID-19, the CECA debate, and the 2025 General Election.
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