Meanwhile, the Karnataka Chief Minister's Office (CMO) announced a seven-day state mourning starting Thursday, December 26. Additionally, December 27 has been declared a government holiday as a mark of respect to the late leader.
Manmohan Singh dies at AIIMS
Dr Manmohan Singh had a sudden loss of consciousness at home today after which he was rushed to the AIIMS Delhi. "With profound grief, we inform the demise of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, aged 92. He was being treated for age-related medical conditions and had sudden loss of consciousness at home on 26th December 2024. Resuscitative measures were started immediately at home. He was brought to the Medical Emergency at AIIMS, New Delhi at 8:06 PM. Despite all efforts, he could not be revived and was declared dead at 9:51 PM," AIIMS said in a press release.
More about Manmohan Singh
Dr Manmohan Singh, born in Punjab in 1932, served two terms as Prime Minister of India- from 2004 to 2014. He took the oath of office for the first time in 2004, after Congress' win in the 2004 Lok Sabha election against Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA. He served his second term from 2009 to 2014. He was then succeeded by PM Narendra Modi in 2014. Singh, soft-spoken, erudite and modest, has exited public life with his retirement from the Rajya Sabha in April 2024- the former prime minister and architect of India's economic reforms slipping out of politics as quietly and without ceremony perhaps as he entered it 33 years ago.
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