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'Delete this': Columnist under fire over 'racist' tweet involving NDP leader Jagmeet Singh

Twitter users are reacting strongly to a tweet by Toronto Sun columnist involving NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's religious headwear

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Corné van Hoepen
·Contributor, Yahoo News Canada
·3 min read
Canada's New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable (Blair Gable / reuters)

A racially insensitive tweet from a political columnist at the Toronto Sun posted on Wednesday is drawing strong reactions on Twitter.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, who faced off against Loblaws CEO Galen Weston Jr. during a committee hearing on food insecurity in the House of Commons was seen wearing a yellow turban.

Toronto Sun political columnist Brian Lilley took to Twitter shortly after writing "Jagmeet looks like he wore his No Name turban today just to grill Galen Weston at committee. I know he changes the colours for special days or occasion but didn't expect to see No Name yellow today. Is it on purpose or a coincidence?"

Twitter users were quick to type strongly-worded responses opposing Lilley's tweet, which has garnered over 900,000 views as of Thursday afternoon.

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Canadian Minister of International Development Harjit Sajjan posted a photo of himself with his own take on Lilley's tweet.

Carolyn Jarvis, Chief Investigative Correspondent with Global News just needed one word to express her thoughts.

Rishi Kumar Nagar, a teacher and journalist based in Calgary, AB, responded with how the tweet was seen as mocking.