India declares 7-day mourning in honour of former PM Manmohan Singh

India declares 7-day mourning in honour of former PM Manmohan Singh

India is in mourning following the passing of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who died on Thursday evening in Delhi at the age of 92 after a prolonged illness.
Singh, known as the architect of India economic liberalisation, leaves behind a legacy of transformative economic reforms and two terms as Prime Minister.
The Central Government has declared a seven-day national mourning period to honour his memory. All government programmes scheduled for Friday have been cancelled, while the Congress party has also postponed all events, including its Foundation Day celebrations, for the next seven days, as announced by General Secretary KC Venugopal.