PM Modi congratulates Tharman Shanmugaratnam on his election as Singapore President

02-09-2023 Sat 12:59 | National | IANS

New Delhi, Sep 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Tharman Shanmugaratnam on his election as president of Singapore.

Modi took to X, formerly Twitter and said, "I look forward to working closely with you to further strengthen the India-Singapore Strategic Partnership."

His remarks came after Tharman won with a landslide victory in the presidential election held on Friday.

The 66-year-old Singaporean economist is of Indian origin economist and he will be Singapore's ninth president.

PM Modi congratulates Tharman Shanmugaratnam on his election as Singapore President

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