Friend, Philosopher, Guide”: Sonia Gandhi Remembers Manmohan Singh

Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi mourned the death of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh – who died late last night at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences at the age of 92 – in a short but deeply emotional statement released Friday evening. She hailed Dr Singh as “the epitome of wisdom, nobility, and humility” and confessed that his death had come as a personal loss.

“He was my friend, philosopher, and guide. He was so gentle in his manner but so resolute in his deeply-held convictions. His commitment to social justice, secularism, and democratic values was deep and unwavering. To spend any time with him was to come away enlightened by his knowledge and sagacity, moved by his honesty and integrity, and awed by his genuine humility,” she wrote.