“His life reflected his honesty and simplicity”: PM Modi pays tribute to Manmohan Singh | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed the nation to pay his respects former prime minister Manmohan Singh and described his death as a great loss to the nation.
In his address, the Prime Minister highlighted Manmohan Singh’s contributions to the country and said his life embodied the values ​​of integrity and simplicity.
“We are all deeply saddened by the death of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. His death is a setback for the entire nation…his life is an example for future generations of how we can rise from difficulties and achieve greater success,” Prime Minister Modi said in his address.
“He will always be remembered as an honest man, a great economist and a leader committed to reform. As an economist, he has rendered many services to the nation. He was the RBI governor at a challenging time…When he was finance minister in former Prime Minister Bharat Ratna PV Narasimha Rao’s cabinet, he gave a new economic direction to the country which was suffering from economic crisis,” he added.

Prime Minister Modi visited Singh’s residence on Friday morning to express his condolences and pay his last respects to his family. In a statement to X, Prime Minister Modi said: “India mourns the loss of one of its most respected leaders.”

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda and Congress leaders including KC Venugopal were among those who paid their respects to the former prime minister. Earlier in the day, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leader Rahul Gandhi visited the residence to pay their tributes.
Singh’s mortal remains will be kept for public viewing at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Delhi on Saturday morning from 8 am to 10 am. His last rites will be performed near Rajghat, the traditional cremation ground for former prime ministers.
Manmohan Singh, born on September 26, 1932 in Punjab in undivided India, left an indelible mark on the nation as an economist and statesman.
Known as the architect of India Economic liberalizationHe served as Finance Minister in PV Narsimha Rao’s government and introduced reforms in 1991 that opened India’s economy to global markets and removed a major obstacle to the economy, the License Raj in India.
His tenure as India’s 13th Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014, the longest after Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, saw the enactment of landmark legislation including the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the Right to Information Act (RTI) and the Right to the Education Act (RTE).
His career as a bureaucrat was also notable. The Center awarded Manmohan Singh the second highest civilian award. Padma Vibhushanin 1987.
Singh was also RBI governor from 1982 to 1985 and retired from active politics earlier this year after 33 years as a member of Rajya Sabha.