Humza Yousaf said it was “increasingly difficult” to protect his children from racism after Islamophobic graffiti appeared near his home in Dundee.
Racist slurs linked to the Scottish First Minister’s Pakistani heritage were spray-painted on the walls and fences of houses in a street in Broughty Ferry on Monday.
It is close to where the chief minister lives with his wife and two children.
The graffiti, which occurred on the day the Scottish Government came to power, has now been removed. Controversial new hate crimes law takes effect.
Mr Yusuf became Scottish Last March, the first Muslim and minority chief minister posted on This becomes increasingly difficult when showing up near our home.
“Remind us why we must collectively adopt a zero-tolerance approach to hate.”
This is not the first time Mr Yusuf has responded to Islamophobia against his family.
Mr. Yusuf, whose in-laws are Trapped in Gaza for about a month Before fleeing Egypt, he said in January that life for Muslims and Palestinians was seen as “cheap” and “different”.
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Last month, he also condemned “Islamophobic attacks” against his family and rejected claims that government donations to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) constituted a conflict of interest.
police Scotland The graffiti is being investigated and said “the investigation is ongoing.”
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A protest was held outside Holyrood on Monday against new hate crime laws
The SNP said: “This graffiti is disgusting and completely unacceptable. It reminds us why we need a zero-tolerance approach to hate.
“We are grateful to the authorities for acting so quickly to remove it as this vile and racist language can have serious consequences for individuals, families and the wider community who are forced to see it.
“Racism has absolutely no place in our society and everyone must play their part to challenge it.”
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