Thai pop star Pichayapa "Namsai" Natha wears a t-shirt with the Nazi symbol on stage and apologizes later

Bangkok:

A member of Thailand's most popular girls group donned a shirt depicting the national flag of Nazi Germany with a swastika. a television rehearsal on Saturday, causing "shock and dismay" from the Israeli embbady.

Hitler images, swastikas and other Nazi ceremonial clothes are quite common on t-shirts and souvenirs in Thailand, a phenomenon attributed to lack of historical understanding

Last faux pas was committed by Pichayapa "Namsai" Natha, one of BNK48's singers, when she wore the red and black top with swastika during the group's rehearsal on Friday. [19659004] Deputy Head of Mission of the Israeli Embbady in Bangkok Visited Twitter to Express "His Surprise and Consternation" on Sunday on the Occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day .

"Presentation of the Nazi symbols by the singer of the group h" We feel the feelings of millions of people in the world, "said Smadar Shapira.

The 19-year-old singer will meet the ambbadador of the group. Israel on Sunday afternoon, Shapira told AFP

On Saturday night, Namsai apologized in tears.

"I want this to be an example for all, I'm telling you pray, forgive me, "she said, bursting into tears.

She then claimed full responsibility for her ignorance in an apology published on her official Facebook page.

" S & Please, give me some tips so that I can become a good adult in the future … I can not fix the error, but I promise you that it will not happen again , "Namsai wrote in Thai 19659004] Defenders of BNK48, a national emanation of Japanese girls group AKB48, came to Namsai's defense

"I am over 40 years old and I do not know anything about it. When I saw the jersey, I did not think it would be a problem, "said Prasit fan Rudeekriengkrai.

Others have blamed the Thai education system, which does not focus much on the history of the world.

"What are you waiting for? Samruay Kraspra said that when we were in school, they only taught wars in Thailand and Myanmar, Samruay Kraspra said.

Thailand has had trouble in the past in Because of its casual use of Nazi and Hitlerite images.The prestigious University of Chulalongkorn had to apologize after its students had created a mural representing Hitler at graduation ceremonies.A Catholic school was also left behind. Gagged in 2011 after students dressed in the Nazi uniform for a sports day parade. With the exception of the title, this story was not altered by the NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated thread.)