India, June 6 -- An Indian-origin blogger in Singapore was reportedly fined SGD 6,000 (almost Rs.4 lakh) for promoting disharmony between different racial groups in the country.

Manmeet Singh, 57, had in a post on TikTok accused Josephine Teo, Singapore's minister for digital development and information, of making racial remarks against Malays, mostly a Muslim community.

Manmeet Singh was arrested for the offence on February 4, 2025, and was released after being granted bail in the case later the same day, according to news agency PTI. He pleaded guilty to having knowingly promoted disharmony between racial groups.

Singh's lawyers told the court that the blogger, who makes content on socio-political issues on TikTok, was "led on" by an...