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Sickte (dpa / lni) - The reaction of Mayor Marco Kelb from Sickte (Wolfenbüttel district) to the tweet from a WDR presenter has met with clear criticism.
On Tuesday, the SPD called for the resignation of the CDU politician, who has since deleted the controversial tweet.
«This statement is an all-round blow of discrimination.
He mocks the work against racism.
As the SPD Lower Saxony we condemn these statements in the strongest possible terms and demand immediate resignation, ”said Hanna Naber, acting general secretary of the SPD Lower Saxony, in a statement.
Kelb's comment referred to a tweet by a moderator who was critical of the work of German journalists and who called for more diversity.
"My present Twitter post does not contain any racist statements and is certainly not racially intended or motivated," said Kelb on Tuesday. "My sarcastic wording chosen in the article and used with the means of exaggeration is intended to warn that editorial offices should not tense up in their efforts to ensure diversity in their personnel composition, but should select their staff strictly according to suitability, ability and performance."