Ten years before he died, in 2014, as Singh demitted office as Prime Minister after a crushing electoral defeat, he remarked with a touch of bitterness, "History will judge me (more) kindly". Indeed, it will.
On the first death anniversary of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress leaders, including party President Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra paid heartfelt tributes to the economist-statesman remembered as the gentle yet decisive architect of modern India’s economic framework.
The video, which has gone viral on social media, features Manna — accused of recruiting youth for the Islamic State — enjoying facilities prohibited for prisoners booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
To prepare for 'The Accidental Prime Minister' (2019), where he played Dr. Singh, Kher dedicated almost half a year to mastering every small detail. “I rehearsed for five to six months,” he recalled.
Gandhi praised Singh's unwavering dedication to nation-building, saying that his decisions and policies continue to guide the country.
As a senior member of the Congress party, he was trusted by his colleagues to present cogent analyses of political issues and chart a course that others could follow, including the drafting of party manifestos
However, Rahul Gandhi turned down the proposal and requested Manmohan Singh to complete his term, he said at a press conference in response to a question on party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi's expressed willingness to work under non-Gandhi Congress chief.
Responding to a question during a press conference, in Delhi on Sunday, Congress communication department chief Randeep Surjewala said, 'I will advise friends who are playing twitter-twitter to stop making comments on social media. We have internal democracy. Present your views at appropriate party fora.'
Dr Singh, while addressing the inaugural function of the year-long birth centenary celebrations of the late Prime Minister organised by the Congress's Telangana unit, said he is particularly happy that the programme coincides with the presentation of the first budget of Rao's government by him in 1991.
On Monday, Manmohan Singh, in a statement on the Ladakh clash, had said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must be 'mindful of the implications of his words and declarations' on nation’s security as also strategic and territorial interests.
