Singapore, Jul 10 (PTI) : Indian-origin Presidential candidate Tharman Shanmugaratnam has expressed confidence that multi-national Singapore can create a rich local culture, even if it might take a few decades.
Tharman made the remark on Sunday as he, along with his Japanese-Chinese wife Jane Yumiko Ittogi, attended the 5th Singapore Sheng Gong Cultural and Folklore Beliefs Festival at the Zhen Ren Gong temple in the Redhill precinct of the city-state.
“I have always found that those who have the deepest beliefs in their own culture are very often also those who are the most open to other cultures… I believe we can do it, and it will make Singaporeans more confident…,” The Straits Times newspaper quoted him as saying.
