September 2, 2023 4:43 PM

Surprised by 'high degree of endorsement': Singapore's president-elect Shanmugaratnam

Amid pouring of congratulatory messages, Singapore's President-elect Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Saturday said he is surprised by such a high degree of endorsement and that he is very serious about wanting to fulfil the mandate given by the people. Singapore-born Indian-origin candidate in a predominantly Chinese multi-racial Singapore, 66-year-old Tharman won the presidential election with a massive vote share of 70.4 per cent in the early hours of Saturday. This is the first contested ...