NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister and Congress veteran passed away at the age of 92 in New Delhi. He was admitted to the emergency department of AIIMS hospital on Thursday evening.
He served as India’s Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014. His political career ended earlier this year in April when he retired from Rajya Sabha.
Singh, who was the finance minister in the then Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao-led dispensation from 1991-1996, is credited as a key architect of the economic reforms affected by the government that broke the stranglehold of socialist-era policies.
In his political career, Singh had been a member of the Rajya Sabha since 1991, where he was leader of the opposition between 1998 and 2004.
Renowned for his dedication, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had remarked earlier this year, “Dr Manmohan Singh worked even in a wheelchair.”