Tory MSP Murdo Fraser faces police complaint over Rangers social media post

A tweet made by a Tory MSP calling for “no more Buddhists” at Rangers following the sacking of Russell Martin has been reported to the police.

Murdo Fraser, a well-known supporter of the Ibrox club, celebrated Russell Martin’s departure on X in a series of posts.

The MSP for mid-Scotland and Fife made the comments after Martin’s sacking was announced just four months after his appointment as manager.

His tenure is the shortest in the club’s history and will go down as a major failure early in the stewardship of the club’s new American owners.

Fraser’s post appears to reference Martin, who is a vegan and had previously told The Guardian in 2018 that he supported the Green Party.

It read: “No more vegans, Buddhists or Green Party members please @RangersFC”

The comments have been criticised by some on social media as discriminatory and demonstrating “religious intolerance”.

Christina Cannon, an SNP councillor in Glasgow, said: “This is a strange tweet for an MSP”.

Meanwhile, a Green party spokesperson accused Fraser of sending an “irresponsible message”.

“This is a bizarre and ridiculous outburst, even by the repellent and undignified standards of Murdo Fraser,” the spokesperson said.

“It is divisive and discriminatory and suggests Buddhists, vegans and Green supporters are not welcome around him, which is a pretty irresponsible message to be sending.

“If Rangers are to turn things around then the last person they should be taking lessons from is Murdo Fraser, who represents a collapsing party and a worldview that is stuck firmly in the past.”

Police Scotland said it is assessing the information provided regarding a post made online.

A spokesman for Fraser said: “This was obviously a joke.”