Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) President Sonia Gandhi on Friday condoled the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and expressed grief over the ‘deep personal loss’.
Paying tribute to the late former prime minister, Sonia Gandhi wrote, “For me, the death of Dr. Manmohan Singh is a deep personal loss.” He described Manmohan Singh as “an epitome of wisdom, nobility and humility, who served our country with all his heart and mind”.
Manmohan Singh, known as the economic architect who opened India’s doors to the global economy, died on Thursday, December 26. He was admitted to the emergency ward of AIIMS New Delhi, where he breathed his last at 9:51 pm.
‘Manmohan Singh left a void in national life’
Sonia Gandhi said that Manmohan Singh was her friend, philosopher and guide.
“He leaves a void in our national life that can never be filled. We in the Congress Party, and the people of India, will always be proud and grateful that we had a leader like Dr. Manmohan Singh, whose contribution to India’s progress and development is incomparable,” Sonia Gandhi said in her emotional letter to the late former Prime Minister. Concluded.
Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi
While the ‘gentlemanly’ and ‘soft-spoken’ Manmohan Singh, during his tenure as Prime Minister, was often branded a ‘puppet’ of Sonia Gandhi, he refused to be cowed down by blows. He focused on what was important and built a strong economic foundation: from securing the India-United States nuclear deal to implementing rural employment schemes to the Right to Education for Children Act, Dr Singh Did all this.
Sonia Gandhi also did not mind the ‘puppet’ label and “eagerly sought and deeply valued” Manmohan Singh’s opinion. After the BJP came to power in 2014, Sonia Gandhi said, “I knew my limitations… I knew Manmohan Singh would be a better Prime Minister.”
