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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1519/
- Published: 2026-06-29T18:30:07.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-30T08:02:44.000Z
- Description: “It was implying as if I’m an outsider and I’ve come here to intervene in New Zealand politics,” he said.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day

> An ACT Party candidate in Auckland has filed a complaint with police after a torrent of online abuse, including racial slurs and threats against him and his family, surfaced on social media.  
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> Malkiat Singh, ACT’s candidate for the Papakura electorate, said he had been subjected to sustained cyberbullying since his candidacy was announced earlier this month.  
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> The police complaint comes a week after Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki called for Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims to be [“purged” from New Zealand](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/indonz/600846/mark-mitchell-dismisses-inflammatory-brian-tamaki-video?ref=goodoil.news), comments that Ethnic Communities Minister Mark Mitchell later described as the actions of a “scared bully”.  
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> His remarks were also [condemned by ethnic community organisations](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/indonz%5Ffeatured/601666/ethnic-communities-condemn-brian-tamaki-s-inflammatory-video?ref=goodoil.news), including the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand and the New Zealand Central Sikh Association.  
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> Singh believed the abuse escalated after Tamaki posted about his candidacy on social media.  
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> “Somebody tagged me in that post and that’s how I found out about it,” Singh said.  
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> “And looking at the way it was presented, it was implying as if I’m an outsider and I’ve come here to intervene in New Zealand politics,” he said.  
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> “That’s the impression of many people who were responding to this post, that’s how they perceived it.”  
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> RNZ

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