New Delhi:
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 92, suffered sudden lack of consciousness at his residence and was taken to the emergency division of All India Institute of Medical Sciences at 8.06 pm on Thursday, the hospital mentioned in an announcement. He was being handled for age-related remedies and was declared lifeless at 9.51 pm, it mentioned.
“With profound grief, we inform the demise of Former Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, aged 92. He was being handled for age-related medical circumstances and had sudden lack of consciousness at residence on twenty sixth December 2024. Resuscitative measures have been began instantly at residence. He was delivered to the Medical Emergency at AIIMS, New Delhi at 8:06 PM. Despite all efforts, he couldn’t be revived and was declared lifeless at 9:51 PM,” the assertion mentioned.
Manmohan Singh’s household reached the hospital and so did Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the Opposition within the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi are flying again to Delhi from Belagavi in Karnataka the place they have been attending a celebration occasion earlier within the day.
Tributes poured in for the two-time former Prime Minister and architect of India’s financial reforms. Terming Manmohan Singh considered one of India’s most distinguished leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned the late Congress chief made in depth efforts to enhance individuals’s lives.
“India mourns the lack of considered one of its most distinguished leaders, Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji. Rising from humble origins, he rose to develop into a revered economist. He served in numerous authorities positions as properly, together with as Finance Minister, leaving a powerful imprint on our financial coverage through the years. His interventions in Parliament have been additionally insightful. As our Prime Minister, he made in depth efforts to enhance individuals’s lives,” PM Modi posted on X.
Rahul Gandhi mentioned he has misplaced a “information and mentor” and that the previous Prime Minister can be remembered with the utmost pleasure.
“Manmohan Singh Ji led India with immense knowledge and integrity. His humility and deep understanding of economics impressed the nation. My heartfelt condolences to Mrs Kaur and the household. I’ve misplaced a mentor and information. Millions of us who admired him will keep in mind him with the utmost pleasure,” he wrote on X.
Pointing out that few in politics encourage the sort of respect that Manmohan Singh did, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra mentioned the previous Prime Minister was sensible, strongwilled and brave till the top and would at all times be an inspiration for her and those that “really love this nation”.
‘Never Met Someone More Humble’
Congress Leader P Chidambaram, who held the Home and Finance portfolios on the Centre beneath Manmohan Singh, mentioned he had by no means met somebody who was as humble and self-effacing.
“It is a really deeply emotional second for me. I do know he was in poor health and I do know that he was
not lively, however I assumed that he would stay for just a few extra years. As I recall the life and work of Dr Manmohan Singh… the interval from 1991 (when then finance minister Manmohan Singh introduced within the Budget ushering in liberalisation) to 2014 will probably be a golden chapter within the historical past of India,” he instructed NDTV.
“I’ve not met an individual extra humble and self-effacing than Dr Singh. He wore his scholarship flippantly and by no means claimed credit score for any of his historic achievements,” he added.