Ms. Liyana said in a statement to writers on Saturday that some “really shocking feedback” started appearing on social media on Nomination Day, but she had let it go because her squad was busy preparing for its strategy.
However, the comments kept coming and got more heated. The 38-year-old claimed that there were racial connotations and a degrading sound that implied that women belong in the kitchen.
The party’s leadership and media team examined the situation, and she made an “informed decision” to file a police report.  ,
Ms. Liyana, who was a member of the RDU’s team competing in Jurong GRC in 2020, stated she wanted to address the sexist and racist remarks she called “hate speech” and did not want to stifle healthy discourse.  ,
The , the manager of non-profit organizations, said,” We are in a new era already, we can do better.”
” Over the years, we have worked so hard to achieve some form of gender equality, but we are not even halfway there.”
Ms. Liyana claimed that at first she didn’t want to file a police report and that she wanted to “make a mountain out of a molehill.”
” Sadly, this is not something new,” I’ve been thrown my way in such manner over the years, so I’m a little used to it,” she told CNA.
” I do, however, also realize that there are others who might not be as used to it as I am.”
She said that she wants to speak up for those who are not heard while running for president in the general election. She added that taking a stand is essential because the general public is watching.  ,
” We have to act in some way as an example.”
RDU chief Ravi Philemon said in a statement on Friday night that the remarks were “blatant, offensive attacks on her identity as a , Malay-Muslim woman.”  ,
He added that the party” strongly condemns these racist and religiously offensive attacks,” which are incompatible with Singapore’s values.
In times like these,” we must remain united and resolutely oppose those who seek to divide us or denigrate us according to our race or religion,” he said.