‘India has lost a great statesman, a man of immense intellect with incredible humility,’ said George Abraham, Vice-Chair of the Indian Overseas Congress, USA, condoling the passing away of the former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. “He will be fondly remembered for his outstanding contributions to India’s economic and social development.”Dr. Manmohan Singh was the Chief Architect of India’s new economy. He has taken a centrally planned, inward-looking, public sector-centered economy and reversed its direction. What he has accomplished is just phenomenal. This dramatic change paints a picture of a man who is some sort of a revolutionary. If India has entered the 21st century, Dr. Manmohan Singh has much to do with it.
In addition, during his tenure as the Prime Minister of India, he was instrumental in establishing policies that lifted more than 20 crores of people above the poverty level, as per the World Bank report. IOCUSA expresses our sincere condolences to the family and the nation.
