Indian state funeral for former PM Manmohan Singh
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New Delhi: Mourners in India s capital gathered Saturday to pay their respects to former prime minister Manmohan Singh ahead of a state funeral for th...
New Delhi: Mourners in India's capital gathered Saturday to pay their respects to former prime minister Manmohan Singh ahead of a state funeral for the man key to the country's economic liberalisation.
Singh, who held office from 2004 to 2014, died at the age of 92 on Thursday, after which seven days of state mourning were declared.
His coffin, draped in garlands of flowers, was flanked by a guard of honour and carried to his Congress Party headquarters in New Delhi.
It will later be taken through the capital to be cremated, accompanied by guards of soldiers and accorded full state honours.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who along with other leaders is expected to attend the funeral, called Singh one of India's "most distinguished leaders".
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