New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh passed away on Thursday at the age of 92. The senior Congress leader had been admitted to AIIMS Delhi in a critical condition on Thursday evening after his health deteriorated. Singh retired from the Rajya Sabha earlier this year — ending a 33 year stint within the Upper House of Parliament.
Sources told that the senior Congress leader had breathed his last at the hospital on Thursday evening. Priyanka Gandhi and other leaders from across party lines have also arrived at AIIMS Delhi earlier in the evening.
“My deepest condolences for his family and loved ones. Thank you for your service to our Nation. You will always be remembered for your Economic revolution and progressive changes, you brought to the country,” Robert Vadra wrote on social media.
Dr. Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014. Before this, he has also been the Finance Minister and Finance Secretary of India. He is considered to have played an important role in the liberalization of the economy during the government of Narasimha Rao. Manmohan Singh presented economic liberalization as a remedy and connected the Indian economy with the world market. Former PM Singh has also been the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
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