Sikh council nominee racially targeted in Australia

A Sikh man running for the city council in Australia has been racially targeted by a man in a truck shouting racial slurs at a life-sized cut-out made from one of his election placards, according to a media report.

Sunny Singh, a Port Augusta City Council nominee, said a social media video targeting his race is the first time he has experienced racism in the local community, ABC news reported.

He was attacked in a video posted to a national trucking Facebook page.

The video shows a man in a truck directing racial slurs at a life-sized cut-out made from one of Singh's election placards, which is eventually run over by the truck, the report said.

"I was a little upset and shocked because I'd never even seen this man before, never met him, I don't know why he did it" Singh was quoted as saying by the report.

"I was amazed how welcoming the people of Port Augusta were when I came here. This is the first time this has happened here."
"I just want to say to other candidates in the local government elections, thank you for standing."