President Murmu, VP Dhankhar & PM Modi pay tributes to former PM Dr Manmohan Singh

President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid their last respects to the late former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh at his residence in New Delhi today.

Later in a video message Mr Modi said, the nation is deeply saddened by the demise of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. The Prime minister said, his life is an example for future generations regarding how people can rise above struggles and achieve greater heights. Mr Modi said, Dr Manmohan Singh will always be remembered as an honest man, a great economist and a leader who dedicated himself to reforms. The Prime Minister said, that when Mr. Singh was Finance Minister in the cabinet of former Prime Minister Bharat Ratna P V Narasimha Rao, he gave the country a new direction in terms of economy which was reeling under economic crisis at that time.

Union Ministers Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Rajnath Singh, Jyotiraditya Scindia and former Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi among other leaders also visited the residence of the former Prime Minister and paid tributes to him.

According to Congress sources, the mortal remains of the former Prime Minister will be brought to Congress headquarters in the national capital tomorrow for people to pay their last respects. His last rites are also expected to be performed tomorrow.