He is a Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu married to a Japanese Singaporean .
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam -- Currently Singapore 's Deputy Prime Minister , Mr Shanmugaratnam was Singapore 's first Indian Minister for Education and later Minister for Finance .
Tharman Shanmugaratnam is a Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu married to a Japanese Singaporean .
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam -- Currently Singapore 's Deputy Prime Minister , Mr Shanmugaratnam was Singapore 's first Indian Minister for Education and later Minister for Finance .