Tributes pour in for Manmohan Singh, I’ve misplaced mentor and information, says Rahul

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her shock over Dr Singh’s demise. She prolonged her condolences to the bereaved household of the previous PM, and remembered her days of working with Singh, saying she would miss his affection.

“Profoundly shocked and saddened by the sudden demise of our former prime minister Manmohan Singh ji. I had labored with him and noticed him from very shut quarters within the Union cupboard. His erudition and knowledge have been unquestionable, and the depth of the monetary reforms ushered in by him within the nation are extensively acknowledged,” Banerjee wrote on X.

“The nation will miss his stewardship and I shall miss his affection. My honest condolences to his household, mates and followers,” she added.

Hailed for placing India on the street to liberalisation and privatisation within the early Nineties, Dr Singh was criticised for turning a blind eye to costs of corruption.

The going usually bought powerful. Throughout his first tenure as prime minister, the coalition started to unravel when India signed a civil nuclear take care of the US. It virtually price his authorities with the Left events pulling out of the UPA coalition. Nevertheless, his authorities survived.

“I truthfully hope historical past can be kinder to me than the up to date media, or for that matter, the opposition events in Parliament,” he had stated famously in January 2004.

At present, the last decade with Singh on the helm of affairs is extensively believed to be an period of unprecedented development and prosperity, his journey to the acme of India’s governance and political energy distinctive within the annals of India’s politics.

With PTI inputs