Liberal candidate in Western Sydney seat of Fowler Vivek Singha apologises for offensive social media posts
The Liberal Party candidate for the high-profile Western Sydney seat of Fowler has apologised for a series of offensive social media posts uncovered by ABC News.
WARNING: This article contains racist and offensive language.
Vivek Singha said he regretted multiple posts on social media, in which he used a derogatory term for Indigenous Australians and also took aim at federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek over a personal family matter.
The posts on X date back to 2023, in the lead up to the Voice to Parliament referendum in which he was pushing for a 'No' vote.
In October 2023, an anti-Voice post from his account read: "50K per a**, already being spent, they'll want 500K per head."
Mr Singha issued multiple posts from August to October 2023 using derogatory terminology.
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The social media platform flagged it as a possible violation of its rules against "hateful content".
From August to October 2023, Mr Signha posted multiple times using similar terminology for First Nations people.
In one post he claimed: "Everybody needs to wake up to the sleeping lazybags (the Alboriginals)."
Vivek Singha's posts date back to 2023, in the lead up to the Voice referendum.
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In October 2023, an anti-Voice post from the account also appeared to take aim at Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, after it was reported her daughter had experienced domestic violence at the hands of a former partner.
It read: "Worst of it all, why are YOU @tanya_plibersek of all people standing for others when you couldn't even look after your own daughters (sic) safety… Anyword (sic) coming out of this person is as good as a puff frm the backside!!! cannot keep my home safe give me a blank cheque for a****".
More than a week later, excerpts from media reports about Minister Plibersek's husband were shared on the account with the comment: "Wow it is a great team (NOT) that is now leading the nation!!! That's why her daughter was bashed."
Mr Singha also took aim at Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek.
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Ms Plibersek is married to prominent NSW public servant Michael Coutts-Trotter, who has spoken openly about his conviction for heroin importation and drug addiction in the 1980s.
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Social media account made inactive
The X account became inactive on Sunday afternoon after the ABC contacted a Liberal Party spokesperson for comment.
Mr Singha said in a statement to the ABC: "I apologise for the social media posts, I should not have expressed myself in that way and I sincerely regret doing so."
Mr Singha is not expected to claim the seat of Fowler, which is seen as a contest between independent MP Dai Le and Labor candidate Tu Le.
Labor lost the seat in 2022 after attempting to parachute former senator Kristina Keneally into the multicultural electorate.
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"Their hips are being destroyed because they can't cope with the carrying of the heavy loads," he said.
The NSW Liberals said Mr Britton's views were "inconsistent with the party's position.
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