A former Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh who was also a key behind the country’s economic liberalization has just died. He was 92 years old before his death.
The former prime Minister who was a economist-turned-politician was also the governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences located in New Delhi after he suddenly loss consciousness at home.
The hospital revealed to the people that Manmohan Singh health condition was an age-related issue.
The former prime Minister was popular for his personal integrity and mild demeanor. He was India’s prime Minister between for ten years 2004 to 2014 which made him one of the leaders that have served the country the most. He played a very crucial role in ensuring that the India’s economy is liberalized in the 1990s while he was the finance minister.
Singh opted for a low profile after he stepped down at the country’s prime Minister. He left behind his wife and three female children.
Singh’s successor Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is still the country’s prime Minister acknowledged his predecessor as one of India’s “most distinguished leaders,” with the claim that he has humble beginnings and created major contributions to the economic policy of India.
“As our Prime Minister, he made extensive efforts to improve people’s lives,” Modi said in a post on X. He called Singh’s interventions in parliament as a lawmaker “insightful” and said “his wisdom and humility were always visible”.
