Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh passed away on Thursday. He was 92.
He was admitted to the emergency department of AIIMS Delhi. The cause of his hospitalization has not been disclosed yet.
Singh, who retired from the Rajya Sabha in April this year, was praised by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for his long and distinguished parliamentary career.
His vision for India centered around not just high economic growth but also inclusive growth, aiming to uplift all sections of society. His commitment to this vision was reflected in landmark legislation such as the Right to Food, Right to Education, Right to Work, and the Right to Information. Through these rights-based reforms, Dr. Singh ushered in a new era in Indian politics, ensuring that development benefited every citizen and creating a more equitable society.
Left parties condole former PM Manmohan Singh's death
Left parties on Thursday night condoled the death of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, calling him a leader with strong commitment to secularism. "We express our sorrow at the death of Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. He was a leader with a strong commitment to secularism, democracy and the pluralist ethos of India," Communist Party of India (Marxist) said in a post on X.
"We express our deep condolences to his wife Smt. Gursharan Kaur, his daughters and family," the Left party said.
Meanwhile, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya recalled the former prime minister's remarks that "history would be kinder" to him.
"He was grilled for scams that would never be proved, for his reticence that'd be held against him as a sign of weakness. But today India will perhaps agree to his 2014 remark: 'history will be kinder to me than the contemporary media'," Bhattacharya said in a post on X.