On Tuesday, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh celebrated his 91st birthday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a number of other world leaders sent him their best wishes.
PM Modi took to X and said “Birthday wishes to former PM Dr Manmohan Singh Ji. I pray for his long life and good health.”
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also wished the party’s veteran leader and said “Today Dr. Manmohan Singh turns 91. He has always been an outstanding symbol of erudition and learning. But much more than that he has always epitomised grace, sobriety, humility and dignity in whichever position he has held. These are extremely rare qualities in our public life, even more so now.”
“I have heard Presidents and Prime Ministers refer to him as a guru. He does not need self-advertisement. On a personal note, I still recall the time in Sep-Oct 1986 when as Deputy Chairman he inducted Arvind Virmani, Rakesh Mohan and myself into the Planning Commission which was a tremendous learning experience,” Jairam Ramesh said on X.
On September 26, 1932, Manmohan Singh was born. Manmohan Singh held the position of governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1982 to 1985 in addition to being an economist. He served as India’s 13th prime minister from 2004 to 2014, making him the third-longest-serving leader after Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. Singh, who was India’s finance minister under PV Narsimha Rao, is credited with bringing about the nation’s economic liberalization in that year. The reforms increased FDI and decreased government control by opening up the Indian economy to foreign investors.
It had a significant impact on the nation’s economic development. The liberalization of the Indian economy in 1991 is credited with enabling the forces of creative destruction and unleashing competitive markets, which have led to advantages still visible today.