New Delhi: Dr Manmohan Singh, India’s 13th prime minister and one of its most distinguished statesmen, died Thursday at the age of 92.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, confirmed that Singh experienced a “sudden loss of consciousness at home” and was brought to the hospital. He was declared dead at 9.51 pm. He is survived by his wife and three daughters.
A veteran Congressman, Singh was known for his quiet demeanour, intellectual rigour, and transformative economic vision.
In a post on X, President Droupadi Murmu paid the former PM tribute, calling him “a rare politician who straddled academia and administration with equal ease” and credited him with critical contributions to India’s economic reforms. Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded Singh’s legacy, noting his “strong imprint on economic policy” and efforts to uplift lives across the nation.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi mourned the loss of a “mentor and guide”.
“Manmohan Singh Ji led India with immense wisdom and integrity. His humility and deep understanding of economics inspired the nation. My heartfelt condolences to Mrs Kaur and the family. I have lost a mentor and guide. Millions of us who admired him will remember him with the utmost pride,” he wrote on X.
Through the years, ThePrint’s Praveen Jain has chronicled Dr Manmohan Singh’s journey in politics, capturing his tenures as both finance minister and prime minister. Here are some glimpses.
Finance Minister Manmohan Singh in his North Block office after presenting the 1991 budget | Praveen JainThe finance minister at his residence just a day before the historic 1991 Budget presentation that liberalised the Indian economy | Praveen JainManmohan Singh was the quiet man in the Congress that no one particularly noticed. However, once the Narendra Modi-led BJP government came to power, he became the go-to voice that cut through the noise to criticise the NDA’s policies | Praveen JainFormer PM & Congress veteran Dr Manmohan Singh loaded with garlands | Praveen JainManmohan Singh was the leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha from 1998 to 2004. He is seen here with Chandra Shekhar (centre) who was the PM during 1990-91, and RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav (left) in Bihar Bhavan | Praveen JainManmohan Singh ties his shoe laces at Rajiv Gandhi’s memorial Veer Bhumi | Praveen JainPrime Minister Manmohan Singh with Law Minister H.R. Bhardwaj and Cabinet Minister P. Shiv Shankar | Praveen JainSingh was the finance minister under PM Narasimha Rao (second from right). The two initiated India’s economic liberalisation in 1991. S.B. Chavan (second from left) was also a finance minister in Rajiv Gandhi govt. Congress leaders Balram Jakhar and Arjun Singh flank the three on left and right, respectively | Praveen JainManmohan Singh during an election campaign in Alwar for Naval Kishore Sharma for MP seat | Praveen JainManmohan Singh during an election campaign in Alwar for Naval Kishore Sharma for MP seat | Praveen JainManmohan Singh Congratulates Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Rashtrapati Bhawan | Praveen JainManmohan Singh sitting with his grandson when he was the finance minister | Praveen Jainfinance minister Manmmohan Singh reading newspaper at his residence | Photo: Praveen JainSingh addresses a press conference with Sitaram Kesri (right), who was the Congress president at the time | Praveen JainManmohan served as PM from 2004 to 2014 | Praveen JainManmohan Singh, Madan lal Khurana and former Haryana CM Bansi Lal | Praveen JainManmohan Singh with 12th CM of Punjab Beant Singh at the finance ministry office in New Delhi’s North Block in 1992 | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintManmohan singh at Indira Gandhi Samadhi | Praveen JainFormer PM Manmohan Singh reaches Parliament house to cast vote | Praveen Jain | ThePrintFormer PM Manmohan Singh on a wheelchair reaches Parliament house to cast vote | Praveen Jain | ThePrintFile photo of former prime minister Manmohan Singh casting his vote to elect new party president at AICC HQ on 17 October, 2022 | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrintFile photo of former prime minister Manmohan Singh leaving after casting their vote to elect new party president at AICC HQ on 17th Oct 2022 I Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrintPrime Minister Narendra Modi remembered his predecessor as the ‘most distinguished leaders’ | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrintFile photo of former PM Manmohan Singh at AICC HQ on 21 July, 2019 | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrintFile photo of Manmohan Singh | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint
