Manmohan Singh Death: Govt Declares 7-Day Mourning, Last Rites Scheduled for Saturday | Key Updates

Manmohan Singh Death: India lost its foremost thinker and architect of its new economy in former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh late at night on Thursday , December 26. He was 92 Manmohan Singh was admitted to Delhi's AIIMS when he lost consciousness at his home. Despite all resuscitative measures, Manmohan Singh could not be revived and declared dead.

His body was brought to his residence at 3 Motilal Nehru Marg on Thursday night. Senior Congress leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, visited to pay their respects. Arrangements have been made for the public to bid farewell before the final rites on Saturday, which will be held with full state honours.

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1. The Home Ministry has announced that a 7-day state mourning will be observed throughout the country as a mark of respect to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away last night.

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2. The home ministry also informed all chief secretaries of state and union territories on Thursday that Singh would be accorded a state funeral and that there would be no official entertainment during the period of state mourning.

3. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh was rushed to AIIMS Delhi on Thursday night after he had a sudden loss of consciousness at home. In critical condition, he was admitted to the emergency department of the hospital. However, he couldn't be revived, and his death was pronounced at 9:51pm on December 26, AIIMS said in a statement.

4. President Droupadi Murmu said former PM Manmohan Singh will always be remembered for his "service to the nation, his unblemished political life and his utmost humility", adding that his passing is a great loss to the nation.

5. Dr Manmohan Singh's last rites will be held in New Delhi on Saturday, Congress leader KC Venugopal announced, adding an official statement on the same will be released soon. Singh's funeral will be performed with full state honours, a notice from the central government said. The former prime minister's mortal remains were brought to his residence, 3 Motilal Nehru Marg, late on Thursday. Singh's body will be placed for the public to pay their last respects, ANI reported.

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PM Modi, Sonia among top leaders to pay homage to Manmohan Singh at his residence Several top leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday paid tributes to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his residence.

Draped in tricolour, the body of the former prime Minister was placed in a flower-bedecked casket at his residence, where leaders cutting across party lines paid their last respects to the departed leader.

Singh’s wife Gursharan Kaur and other family members were present. Sources said his cremation is likely to take place on Saturday as the family is waiting for one of his daughters to arrive from the United States.

Other than prime minister Modi, Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar, Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP President JP Nadda also paid tributes to the former prime minister at his residence.

Former President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday paid glowing tributes to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, saying that he took over the reins as Union finance minister at a time when the country faced an economic crisis.

Describing the death of Dr Singh as his personal loss, Mr Kovind said at a programme in the city that Singh embodied humility and humbleness. "Never heard an offensive, unparliamentary word from him," he added.

Industrialists of the nation, including Gautam Adani and Harsh Goenka, condoled the demise of Manmohan Singh. In a post on X, Adani said that history will always honour Singh's "pivotal role" in the 1991 reforms that reshaped India and opened its doors to the world". The Adani Group chairman described the former PM as a "rare leader who spoke softly but achieved monumental strides through his actions". Similarly, RPG Enterprise chairman Harsh Goenka termed Singh to be a "true statesman" and "an architect of economic reforms".

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