President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the mortal remains of former Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
–Galla S Kiran Kumar, Bureau ChiefDelhi: Former Prime Minister of India and architect of the country’s economic reforms, Manmohan Singh (92), passed away. He breathed his last on Thursday night due to age-related health problems. President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to his mortal remains. They went to Manmohan Singh’s residence on Friday morning and paid their respects at his mortal remains. They expressed their deepest condolences to his family members.
Later, Prime Minister Modi said , “The country remembers Manmohan Singh as an economist and a leader of reforms. He served the country in many key positions, including the RBI Governor. He changed the economic face of the country as the Finance Minister during the PV regime. His service to the country and the people is memorable. He served as an exemplary parliamentarian. Despite holding many key positions, he lived a simple life. I spoke to him many times on national and international issues. His death is saddening. On my behalf and on behalf of the people of the country, I pay tribute to him,” Modi said.
92-year-old Manmohan Singh suddenly lost consciousness at home last night due to age-related health problems. Due to this, his family members admitted him to the hospital and breathed his last while undergoing treatment (Manmohan Singh Demise). Manmohan served the country as Prime Minister for ten years. Earlier, he served as RBI Governor. He also served as Finance Minister during the tenure of Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao.
The Centre has already announced that Manmohan Singh’s funeral will be held with full state honours. A 7-day mourning period has been declared as a mark of mourning for his death. His body will be brought to the AICC headquarters on Saturday for public viewing. Congress sources have revealed that his last rites will be performed near Rajghat on Saturday (December 28).
A funny incident happened to Manmohan Singh when he was a child with the Father of the Nation of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is not just an economist. He is also a hockey lover. The father of the nation of Pakistan, Jinnah, is proof of this. Manmohan Singh himself said this on one occasion. At one time, hockey was more popular in India than cricket. Manmohan Singh was born in Punjab, an undivided state of India. That region is currently in Pakistan. He was 13 years old in 1945.
One day, Manmohan was playing hockey with his friends at the Lahore Junior College ground. An old man was watching their game next to the ground. Meanwhile, the ball that Manmohan hit into the goal post went straight to the old man’s head. For a while, he did not even understand what had happened. Who was that old man? It was Muslim League leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah. His house was next to the college. Since they were young children playing, Jinnah also laughed and kept quiet
This funny incident was revealed by Manmohan Singh himself to some reporters in Bengaluru during the election campaign in Karnataka a few years ago. Responding jokingly, he was asked if he had attacked Jinnah before the current political leaders. Manmohan laughed in his own style. Earlier, a controversy had started over Jinnah’s portrait at Aligarh Muslim League University.
