Coffin flanked by honour guard and carried to Congress party headquarters in capital as Modi hails one of country’s ‘most distinguished leaders’Mourners in India’s capital gathered on Saturday to pay their respects to former prime minister Manmohan Singh ahead of a state funeral for a leader who was key to the country’s economic liberalisation.Singh, who held office from 2004 to 2014, died at the age of 92 on Thursday, after which seven days of state mourning were declared. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/28/india-mourns-former-pm-manmohan-singh-with-delhi-state-funeral
Author : Agence France-Presse in New Delhi
Publish date : 2024-12-28 06:22:00
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India mourns former PM Manmohan Singh with Delhi state funeral
