London: The executive director of Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE), Piara Powar, has been branded a racist for calling an Asian fan a “coconut”.
Replying to Parmjit Singh''s Twitter comment about a football fan''s arrest, Indian-origin Powar said: “Get lost Singh. Don''t be a coconut.”
According to the Daily Mail, Liverpool fan Parmjit Singh, 34, had tweeted @piarapower: “Interesting how u haven''t given your opinion on the news that a £mufc fan was arrested on Wednesday for alleged racial abuse.”
Singh was referring to Manchester United fan Howard Hobson, 57, who was fined 200 pounds for chanting racist abuse at a Black Stoke City player during a match on January 31.
The alleged racial comment stems from a coconut being brown on the outside and white on the inside.
Singh, a postman from the West Midlands, said he was appalled by Powar''s comments and has branded him a ''hypocrite''.