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Nation bids farewell to Manmohan Singh
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
|December 29, 2024
The 14th Prime Minister of India was consigned to the flames with full state honours at Delhi's Nigambodh Ghat
Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh was cremated with full state honours at the Nigambodh Ghat here on Saturday.
The mortal remains of Singh, the key architect of India's economic liberalisation, were consigned to the flames as per Sikh rituals, in the presence of family members, friends, colleagues and dignitaries.
Prior to the cremation, Sikh priests and family members of the former Prime Minister recited verses from the Gurbani.
President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi paid their last respects to Singh by placing a wreath near his mortal remains.
After paying his last respects to Singh, who had served as Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014, Mr Modi said his predecessor's service to the country will always be cherished. "Paid last respects to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh Ji. His service to India will always be cherished," the Prime Minister wrote on X.
This story is from the December 29, 2024 edition of The Statesman Bhubaneswar.
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