Manmohan Singh: 'History will probably do justice to me' Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who said this about 10 years ago in 2014, breathed his last on Thursday. But do you know why former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said this during a press conference 10 years ago? Today we will tell you the gist of that incident...

In his last press conference as Prime Minister on 3 January 2014, Dr. Manmohan Singh made a comment that has been circulated on social media many times over the past decade. At that press conference, a media employee had asked Dr. Manmohan Singh about his inability to rein in his ministers and his refusal to take action in many situations. Responding to this, Dr. Singh had smiled and said that I honestly believe that history will be kinder to me than the contemporary media or the opposition parties in Parliament.

I cannot disclose everything that happens in the cabinet system: Manmohan Singh

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had said that I cannot disclose everything that happens in the cabinet system of the government. I think that keeping in mind the circumstances and compulsions of coalition politics, I have done the best I could in those circumstances. Let us tell you, at that time, the UPA-2 government was facing allegations of corruption in many of its ministries, which was a major reason for the defeat of the Congress in the 2014 general elections and the coming to power of the Narendra Modi-led BJP.

Let us tell you, the 92-year-old former Prime Minister breathed his last on Thursday. He was unwell for some time. AIIMS said in a statement that Dr. Singh was undergoing treatment due to age-related diseases. Today he fainted at home. The hospital said that measures were immediately started to revive him at home. He was brought to AIIMS Medical Emergency at 8.06 pm. Despite all efforts, he could not be saved and he was declared dead at 9.51 pm. Before leading the executive as Prime Minister, Dr. Singh served as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and oversaw India's economic reforms as Finance Minister under the P.V. Narasimha Rao government.

Prime Minister Modi expressed condolences on the demise of Manmohan Singh

Meanwhile, condoling the death of his predecessor in the top post, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India mourns the passing away of one of its most iconic leaders. "India mourns the passing away of Dr Manmohan Singh ji, one of its most iconic leaders. Rising from a humble background, he became an eminent economist. He held various government positions, including as finance minister, and left a strong mark on our economic policy over the years. His interventions in Parliament were also pragmatic. As our Prime Minister, he made extensive efforts to improve the lives of people," Prime Minister Modi said in a post on Instagram.