Tamil poet to get Singapore cultural award

The 74-year-old Indian-origin Tamil poet, KTM Iqbal will be awarded Cultural Medallion, the Singapore's highest cultural award by President Tony Tan Keng Yam, on Thursday night in Singapore. Iqbal has written more than 200 children’s songs for Radio Singapore in the 1970s and 1980s. Remarkably, the poet has also received recognition in the education system of Singapore.