Agri Minister Mourns Ex-PM’s Demise

New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed deep grief over the death of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, praising him as a leader who championed clean politics and inclusive development during his decade-long tenure as prime minister. In a series of tweets posted on ‘X’, the minister recalled Singh’s legacy of bipartisan governance and his pivotal role in transforming India’s economy, describing his death as “an irreparable loss for the country.”

“He was very humble, simple and straightforward,” the minister said, adding that Singh, who served as prime minister from 2004 to 2014 after spearheading India’s economic liberalisation as finance minister in the 1990s. “I always received his guidance on numerous matters... His liberalisation policies in the 1990s played a crucial role in accelerating India’s economic growth,” the minister said.