President of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam bestowed the highest honour of the city-state on Tarun Das, the former director general of the Confederation of the Indian Industry (CII).
Key Highlights
- Mr. Das was awarded the Honorary Citizen Award by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. The Honourary Citizen award is given for outstanding contribution by a non-Singaporean to the country’s growth and development.
- Mr. Das is the second Indian to receive the honour with the late Ratan Tata being the only other Indian recipient of the award before this.
- The award was instituted in 2003 to acknowledge contribution of non-Singaporeans to the Southeast Asian nation’s society and economy.
