Tokyo [Japan], January 1 (ANI): Japan’s House of Representatives Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga, visited the Indian Embassy in Tokyo and signed the condolence guide opened in reminiscence of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who handed away in Delhi on December 26.
In a submit on X, the Indian Embassy in Tokyo said, “H.E. Mr. Fukushiro NUKAGA, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, visited the Embassy of India, Tokyo, and signed the Condolence Book opened in memory of Dr. Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India.”On December 31, Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga had visited the Indian Embassy in Tokyo and signed the condolence guide .
Sharing particulars concerning his go to, Indian Embassy in Tokyo said, “H.E. Mr. Yoshihide SUGA, Former Prime Minister of Japan and Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), visited Embassy of India, Tokyo, and signed the Condolence Book opened in memory of Dr. Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India.”Manmohan Singh handed away on the age of 92 because of age-related medical points in Delhi on December 26. He was cremated with full state honours at Nigambodh Ghat in Delhi’s Kashmere Gate within the presence of his household, mates, colleagues, and authorities dignitaries on December 28.
President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid their final respects to the previous PM by putting a wreath close to his mortal stays.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge together with Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have been additionally current for the cremation ceremony after they paid tribute to the previous Prime Minister.
Singh’s political profession spanned a number of many years, with notable positions together with Finance Minister from 1991 to 1996, throughout which he spearheaded financial reforms that remodeled India’s economic system. He served because the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014, succeeding Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
His tenure is especially remembered for his regular management throughout financial crises and his contributions to modernizing India’s economic system. He was succeeded by Narendra Modi in 2014 after the Congress-led UPA misplaced the final elections. Earlier this 12 months, Manmohan Singh retired from Rajya Sabha. (ANI)