Sharon Au created commotion after her infamous mimicry of an Indian accent while talking to a young Indian girl during the SEA Games opening ceremony on Friday night during the ceremony's pre-show segment.
Au took to Facebook Saturday morning to apologise saying: "Some of you may have watched the pre-show and heard my attempt at mimicking an Indian accent," she wrote. "It was intended to be comic but in hindsight I realise how insensitive it was. I sincerely apologise to those whom I’ve inadvertently offended."
Bhavan Jaipragas, a journalist who was covering the event, posted about the incident on his facebook account on the day of the event.
Au and her fellow emcees, Chua Enlai and Nikki Muller, were trying to encourage audience members to say the phrase “Hello [name of country], welcome to Singapore” to welcome the overseas delegates as they marched into the stadium.
The 28th SEA Games Opening Ceremony was attended by 50,000 spectators, as well as government ministers and foreign dignitaries.
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