P. S. Raman (diplomat)
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P. S. Raman | |
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பாபநாசம் செட்லூர் ராமன் | |
.jpg) Raman in 1970 | |
| Ambassador of Singapore to Indonesia | |
| In office June 1968 – November 1969 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| High Commissioner of Singapore to Australia | |
| In office December 1969 – May 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Stanley Toft Stewart |
| Succeeded by | A. P. Rajah |
| Ambassador of Singapore to the Soviet Union (Russia) | |
| In office June 1971 – 1976 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Francis Conceicao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1919 or 1920 |
| Died | 15 December 1976 (aged 56) Moscow, Soviet Union (present-day Moscow, Russia) |
| Spouse | Lim Eng Neo |
| Children | 3; including Bilahari |
Papanasam Setlur Raman (Tamil: பாபநாசம் செட்லூர் ராமன்; 1919 or 1920 – 15 December 1976), commonly known as P. S. Raman, was an Indian-born Singaporean diplomat who served as the Ambassador to Indonesia and the Soviet Union (present-day Russia), from 1968 to 1969 and 1971 to 1976 respectively, and the High Commissioner to Australia from 1969 to 1971.
A former educator, Raman also worked as a broadcaster, serving as the acting director of Broadcasting from 1965 to 1968 at Radio Singapore. In broadcasting, he was best known for advising then-Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew to not edit out the clip of him crying after announcing the separation of Singapore from Malaysia.
Raman was born in the British Raj in either 1919 or 1920 in Papanasam, Madras (present-day Chennai). He moved to Singapore in 1947 following the Partition of India. He had originally planned to move from Singapore to Indonesia, but was unable to due to financial constraints.[1]
While living in India, Raman studied philosophy at Madras Christian College and worked as a Royal Air Force radar operator in Burma (present-day Myanmar) for the British during World War II. In Singapore, he worked as a teacher at Saint Andrew's School and a tutor.[1] In 1963, he became a member and later chairman of the Council of Adult Education.[2]
In the 1950s, Raman later got interested in broadcasting, working with Tamil and later English at Radio Singapore under the Central Production Unit, receiving further training in broadcasting in Madras, India.[3]
He later served as the acting director of Broadcasting from 1965 to 1968.[4] Whilst working as the acting director of Broadcasting, Raman advised then-Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew to not edit out a clip of him crying following his announcement of the separation of Singapore from Malaysia.[5] Lee stated in his memoir that "[Raman] strongly advised against it. The press, he said, was bound to report it, and if he edited it out, their descriptions of the scene would make it appear worse."[1]