Tharman Shanmugaratnam joins growing list of Indian-origin leaders dominating world politics
The Hindu
Indian-origin leaders are dominating politics at important world capitals, with Tharman Shanmugaratnam winning Singapore's presidential election. Kamala Harris is the first coloured Vice President of the US, while Rishi Sunak is Britain's first Indian-origin PM. In 15 countries, over 200 leaders of Indian heritage have ascended to the highest echelons of public service.
With Tharman Shanmugaratnam winning Singapore's presidential election, he joins a long list of Indian-origin leaders who are dominating politics at important world capitals.
Mr. Shanmugaratnam, 66, received 70.4 per cent of the votes in the presidential election held on Friday.
"Singaporeans have chosen Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam to be our next president by a decisive margin," Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said as he congratulated Tharman on Saturday.
He is among several leaders of Indian heritage who have ascended to the highest echelon of public service globally.
His victory signifies the rising influence of Indians across the globe.
In the United States the growing influence of the Indian-American community can be seen in the success of Kamala Harris, who became the first woman and the first coloured Vice President of the country.
She was a senator for California from 2017 to 2021. Harris, a Democrat, also served as the attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017. She was born to Indian and Jamaican parents in California.
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