Former prime minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur and daughter Upinder Singh during his state funeral at Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi on Saturday. Photo: PTI
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India grieves for the man who famously spoke of studying under the dim light of kerosene lamps in his village without electricity and went on to become a storied academic and was a reluctant politician, almost stumbling into the rough and tumble of mainstream politics.
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Loved by all, the soft-spoken former prime minister Manmohan Singh died on Thursday night at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He was 92.
The Congress leader steered the country for 10 years from 2004-2014 and helped set up the country's economic framework as finance minister before that. He would always have a renowned name globally in the field of economic.
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Watch his last journey as the nation bids farewell to the man loved by all
The funeral procession of ex-PM Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on December 28. Tribune photo: Manas RanjanThe mortal remains of former prime minister Manmohan Singh being taken to Congress headquarters for party leaders and workers to pay their last respects to him, in New Delhi on December 28, 2024. PTITri-service officials carry the mortal remains of former prime minister Manmohan Singh at his residence, before they were taken to Congress headquarters for party leaders and workers to pay their last respects to him, in New Delhi on December 28. PTIGursharan Kaur, wife of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, arrives at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi, Saturday, December 28. PTICongress leader Rahul Gandhi during the funeral procession of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, in New Delhion December 28, 2024. Tribune photo: Manas RanjanMortal remains of former prime minister Manmohan Singh being taken to AICC headquarters, in New Delhi on December 28. PTICongress leaders wait for mortal remains of former PM Dr Manmohan Singh at AICC HQ in New Delhi on December 28. Tribune photo: Manas RanjanFamily members of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi on Saturday. Tribune photo: Manas RanjanTribune photo: Manas RanjanArmy officials secure the mortal remains of former prime minister Manmohan Singh onto a vehicle before they were taken to Congress headquarters for party leaders and workers to pay their last respects to him, in New Delhi on December 28. PTI
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