New Delhi, May 19 -- A campaign billboard by independent Kaohsiung City Council candidate Lee Hung-yi has triggered strong backlash.

The poster reportedly showed a turbaned man alongside an inverted Indian flag under a prohibition sign, expressing his opposition to Taiwan's policy of hiring Indian migrant workers.

According to reports by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) and Taiwan News, the candidate Lee Hung-yi, a borough warden in Kaohsiung City's Siaogang District and independent contender in the upcoming city council polls, displayed a billboard featuring a "no" symbol over the Indian flag along with an image of a turbaned man.

Speaking to Taiwanese media outlet CNA, Lee Hung-yi defended the billboard, saying he was not opposed t...