Former Prime Minister and senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh passes away
New Delhi : Former Prime Minister and senior Congress leader Shri Manmohan Singh passed away on Thursday night at AIIMS hospital in Delhi. He was 92-year-old. He had served the nation as Prime Minister for two consecutive terms from 2004 to 2014.
An official note from All India Institute of Medical Sciences read, "With profound grief, we inform the demise of former Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, aged 92. He was being treated for age-related medical conditions and had a sudden loss of consciousness at home on 26 December. Resuscitative measures were started immediately at home. He was brought to the medical emergency at AIIMS, New Delhi, at 8:06 PM. Despite all efforts, he could not be revived and was declared dead at 9:51 PM."
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi also expressed his sorrow on the news and posted on X, "Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji and I interacted regularly when he was PM and I was the CM of Gujarat. We would have extensive deliberations on various subjects relating to governance. His wisdom and humility were always visible."
He added, "In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the family of Dr Manmohan Singh Ji, his friends, and countless admirers. Om Shanti."
According to media reports, all government programs scheduled on Friday have been cancelled and the seven day mourning will be declared. Also, the Cabinet will meet at 11 am on Friday to pay their tributes to the former PM. His last rites will be performed with full state honours.
Born in Gah, now in Pakistan, in 1932, Manmohan Singh rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most influential figures in modern India. As finance minister in the early 1990s, he played a key role in introducing bold economic reforms that ended decades of protectionism, lifted trade barriers, and opened India’s economy to globalization. His reforms are widely credited with transforming India into one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.
