[kangtangman]

It is not about knowing how to play with words, but, it is like anyhow blurting out words just becos a person command a higher authority and therefore, can say anything he likes. This is not right type of behaviour a person shd be.  For this, a person character and integrity are questionable.

Look, as much as you’re assuming that he has “anyhow” blurting out those words, I like to think that what he has said on the Chinese and chat apps may be something that he has some ground with. 

But he is representing Singapore with the deliberate intend to say it in the public, says much about his representation of both his party as well as his superior. And of course not forgetting the country too.

Though I agree with you that this sort of behaviour is not right, but then again he hold the authority as you have said. Which allows him to simply making such a generic remarks into the media. This is not being diplomatic in his representation. 

By calling out a certain race and the apps in itself shows that there is some biased in his remarks. Just my opinion.