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Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will be cremated today with official honors

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Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will be cremated with state honors today. He will be given a final farewell at Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi at 11:45 am. His mortal remains have been brought to the Congress headquarters. Here his mortal remains will be kept for an hour for the last darshan. After this, preparations for his final farewell will begin.

Manmohan Singh’s mortal remains have been kept in the Congress office. His last darshan has started. Many leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Neta paid tribute to Manmohan Singh.

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Former Prime Minister of the country Dr. Manmohan Singh died on Thursday night. He breathed his last at the AIIMS hospital in Delhi at the age of 92. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah reached his residence and paid tribute to him. On the other hand, in the cabinet meeting, tribute was paid to the former PM and a condolence resolution was passed. Let us tell you that Dr. Manmohan Singh was ill for a long time. After fainting at home, he was brought to AIIMS, Delhi at 8.06 pm, where he breathed his last at 9.51 pm on Thursday.

It is noteworthy that Manmohan Singh became the 14th Prime Minister of the country in 2004. He served two terms in this post till 2014. He was the country’s first Sikh and fourth longest serving Prime Minister. Due to the demise of Manmohan Singh, the Central Government has declared 7 days of national mourning. Besides, all the programs scheduled for today were also cancelled. All the programs of the party will start after January 3.