Indian-Origin Lawyer Charged With Defamation Of Singapore Home Minister K Shanmugam The alleged libel was made in a post by the lawyer, better known as M Ravi, on his Facebook page on November 6. PTI 16 December 2020 @GSECForum/ Twitter PTI 2020-12-16T13:10:09+05:30 Indian-Origin Lawyer Charged With Defamation Of Singapore Home Minister K Shanmugam outlookindia.com 2020-12-16T13:21:40+05:30 Prominent Indian-origin lawyer Ravi Madasamy was charged in a court here on Wednesday with criminal defamation of Singapore's Law and Home Minister K Shanmugam over his Facebook post, according to media reports. Ravi, 51, is accused of defaming Shanmugam by citing an allegation that the minister "calls the (shots) and (controls)" as well as "wields influence" over Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon.