Former PM Manmohan Singh’s Ashes Immersed In Yamuna Day After Last Rites With State Honour – News18

Last Updated:December 29, 2024, 12:01 IST

The last rites of the former Prime Minister were held with full state honours on Saturday in the presence of several dignitaries, including President Murmu and PM Modi.

The rituals for immersing the ashes of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Yamuna were performed near Delhi’s Gurudwara Majnu Ka Tilla on Sunday.

Manmohan Singh, the architect of economic reforms in India, passed away at the age of 92 on December 26 after being admitted to AIIMS Delhi after a “sudden loss of consciousness” at home. The hospital statement attributed his death to “age-related medical conditions”

The last rites of the former Prime Minister were held with full state honours on Saturday in the presence of several dignitaries, including President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, top defence officials and foreign officials, among others.

Manmohan Singh’s wife Gursharan Kaur laid a wreath on his body as his family paid their last respects. The former PM’s daughter lit his funeral pyre at the crematorium.

Dr Singh embarked on his final journey from the Congress headquarters in the national capital where the party leaders paid homage to the former PM earlier in the day. The procession carrying Singh’s body reached the crematorium at around 11.30 am.

The flower-bedecked vehicle carrying the mortal remains of Singh left the Congress headquarters in a procession amid chants of “Manmohan Singh Amar Rahe”.

As a mark of respect to former PM Manmohan Singh, a seven-day national mourning is being observed throughout the country during which the national flag will be flown at half-mast across the nation, the Union Home Ministry announced.