Prime Minister Narendra Modi wishes Dr. Manmohan Singh on his birthday,prays for his good health

Today (Saturday) is the birthday of Dr. Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India. Today he is celebrating his 88th birthday. Veterans of the country are wishing Dr. Singh well. PM Modi wishes on his birthday and prays for his good health.

Birthday greetings to Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji. I pray to Almighty that he is blessed with a long and healthy life.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 26, 2020

Congratulating him, former Congress President and MP from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi tweeted, ‘India is feeling the absence of depth like Dr. Manmohan Singh in Prime Minister. His honesty, decency, and dedication are an inspiration to all of us. Wish him a very happy birthday. Have a good year ahead. #HappyBirthdayDrMMSingh.’

India feels the absence of a PM with the depth of Dr Manmohan Singh. His honesty, decency and dedication are a source of inspiration for us all.

Wishing him a very happy birthday and a lovely year ahead.#HappyBirthdayDrMMSingh

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 26, 2020

Dr. Manmohan Singh has studied at Punjab and Cambridge University. He received his doctorate in economics from Oxford University. In addition to Punjab University, Manmohan Singh has also taught at Delhi School of Economics and Delhi University. He has been the head of the Planning Commission in India.

Manmohan Singh is included in the list of learned economists of the country. He was the Finance Minister in the PV Narasimha Rao government. Manmohan Singh’s name is always taken in the direction of India’s economic reforms, but he never took credit for it. He is currently a Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan.

Many personalities including Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, Jayveer Shergill, Rohan Gupta, wished Dr. Manmohan Singh a happy birthday through social media. Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister of the country from the year 2004 to 2014. He was born on 26 September 1932 in the Punjab province of Pakistan before the partition of India.

Pleased to re-post my tribute to then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from 2012 when his legacy first began to be contested. His achievements have worn well since, haven't they?https://t.co/kgSlniGODy

#HappyBirthdayDrMMSingh @INCIndia @ProfCong

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) September 26, 2020