Singapore’s Hindu board appoints service veteran lady to manage temples and Indian culture

SINGAPORE: (Dec 25) The Hindu Endowments Board, a statutory body that manages key Hindu temples in Singapore, has appointed a seasoned public service leader as its new chief executive officer.

Sarojini Padmanathan was appointed to the Hindu Endowments Board (HEB) on Wednesday.

Throughout her 40-year distinguished career, she played a key role in hospital restructuring in the 1990s and in boosting organisational resilience during the Covid-19 pandemic.