Marvin Bartley has responded after Czech Foreign minister Jakub Kulhanek urged the SFA to apologise for comments he made following Rangers clash with Sparta Prague on Thursday.
UEFA took the decision to ban regular Sparta fans from the Europa League tie because of previous racist behaviour, including during a Champions League qualifier against Monaco on August 3rd.
Instead the match was attended by over 10,000 school children, who booed Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara during the game.
The Finnish midfielder was racially abused by Slavia Prague player Ondrej Kudela in a Europa League clash at Ibrox last season, with the Czech player being handed a 10 match ban from all competitions.
Livingston captain Bartley, who is the advisor on equality and diversity for the SFA, said he was not shocked 'in the slightest' by the booing from the children.
He said on Twitter: "In no way is this the fault of the children because they're behaving in a way they see adults do/encourage. What chance do they have when placed in a bowl with rotten fruit."
Kulhanek summoned the British ambassador to Prague, Nick Archer on Monday and said that Bartley's comment was a "scandalous comparison".
The minister said: "I understand that sports matches bring different emotions...but there are certain limits and they must not turn into xenophobic insults aimed at under-age children.
"I have therefore asked (the SFA) to apologise or to clearly distance itself from the person who publicly likened Czech children to rotten fruit."
Now Bartley has responded to Kulhanek, by posting a story on his Instagram account.
Posting a screenshot of a Sky Sports News story reporting on Kulhanek's remarks, Bartley added the Keala Settle song 'This is Me' from The Greatest Showman to play over the article.
In the lyrics played out during the short 10 second Instagram story, the song sings: "Look out 'cause here I come... And I'm marching on to the beat I drum.
"I'm not scared to be seen. I make no apologies, this is me."
Bartley has made his feelings clear through the social media platform as it appears he will not be apologising to the Czech Foreign minister.
