Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday paid tribute to Manmohan Singh, saying the previous prime minister’s title will talked about in gold letters in Indian political historical past.
“A legendary Prime Minister, who’s and will likely be a cult determine ceaselessly…. His legend will continue to grow. For establishments by no means die, they hold inspiring generations,” Navjot Singh Sidhu wrote in a put up on X.
“At any time when the historical past of character, skill and honesty will likely be written in Indian politics, your title will likely be written in golden letters on the primary web page. Neither there was anybody such as you earlier than you nor there will likely be anybody such as you after you!” he added.
The cricketer-turned-politician additionally shared an previous video of his tackle from the 84th Congress Plenary session in 2018, wherein he had publicly apologised to Manmohan Singh for his previous remarks on him.
Sidhu, who had joined the Congress from the Bharatiya Janata Get together in 2017, known as Manmohan Singh as each “a Sardar and likewise asardar (efficient)”.
“I wish to apologise to Sardar Manmohan Singh with my head hanging down… I wish to say that Sardar Manmohan Singh, what your maun (silence) has achieved, the noise made by BJP couldn’t accomplish that,” he had stated in his tackle.
Manmohan Singh’s demise
Manmohan Singh died on December 26 on the age of 92 after battling age-related sickness, triggering an outpouring of grief and tributes from the world over.
The federal government has introduced a seven-day State mourning as a mark of respect to the previous prime minister.
Singh’s physique will likely be taken from his residence to the Congress’s Akbar Street headquarters at 8am on Saturday, the place the general public will likely be allowed to pay their condolences.
At 9.30am, a funeral procession will proceed to Nigambodh Ghat. There, he will likely be laid to relaxation with full State honours at 11.45am.
The Union residence ministry on Friday evening introduced the federal government will allocate house for a memorial of former prime minister Manmohan Singh.
