Indian migrant worker's traditional martial arts moves win him top prize in Singapore contest

Ganesan Sandhirakasan, who hails from Tamil Nadu, took home the SG 4 Migrant Workers top prize of SGD 1,000 for garnering the maximum number of likes and views on his video showcasing traditional Indian martial art form Silambam.

An Indian man in Singapore has won the top prize in a government-initiated competition for migrant workers for choreographing and performing a sequence of Silambam - a traditional martial art form practised in India since the 4th century BC. Ganesan Sandhirakasan, 33, who hails from Tamil Nadu, secured the first place with the most number of likes and views for his video on the @sg4mw (SG 4 Migrant Workers) TikTok account, beating 19 other shortlisted individuals. He took home the prize money of SGD 1,000 (USD 743).