NEW DELHI: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi on Saturday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on his birth anniversary at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) office at 24 Akbar Road in New Delhi.
The Congress leaders paid floral tributes to the former Prime Minister and remembered his contribution to the country.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, in a post shared on X, also paid tribute to Manmohan Singh, recalling him as a visionary statesman whose economic reforms transformed India’s growth trajectory.
“We remember with profound respect the extraordinary contribution of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to India’s nation-building. A visionary statesman, his landmark economic reforms transformed India’s growth trajectory, created new opportunities and helped lift millions out of poverty,” Kharge said.
Kharge highlighted that Singh’s public life was defined by humility, integrity and wisdom, and said he placed inclusive growth and the welfare of vulnerable sections at the centre of governance.
“His humility, integrity and wisdom defined his public life. He led with quiet dignity and compassion, placing inclusive growth and the welfare of the most vulnerable at the heart of governance. The rights-based framework of his government remains an enduring testament to this vision,” Kharge said.
“On his birth anniversary, we pay our heartfelt homage to a statesman whose legacy of honest public service, inclusive development and transformative reforms will continue to inspire generations,” he added.
