Grieving citizens in India's capital gathered Saturday to pay their respects to former prime minister Manmohan Singh ahead of the state funeral for the man acknowledged as responsible for the country's economic liberalization.Singh, who held office from 2004 to 2014, died at the age of 92 on Thursday, after which seven days of state mourning were declared.
His coffin, draped in garlands of flowers in the orange, white and green colors of India's flag, was flanked by a guard of honor and taken to his Congress Party headquarters in New Delhi.Singh's body was taken Saturday morning to the headquarters of his Congress party in New Delhi, where party leaders and activists paid tributes to him and chanted 'Manmohan Singh lives forever.'Abhishek Bishnoi, a party leader, said Singh's death was big loss for the country. 'He used to speak little, but his talent and his actions spoke louder than his words,' he said.Later, Singh's body was transported to a crematorium ground for his last rites as soldiers beat drums.Authorities declared a seven-day mourning period and canceled all cultural and entertainment events during that time.Government buildings across India are flying the national flag at half-staff.A mild-mannered technocrat, Singh was prime minister for 10 years and leader of the Congress party in Parliament's upper house, earning a reputation as a man of great personal integrity. He was chosen to be prime minister in 2004 by Sonia Gandhi, the widow of assassinated Prime Minister Rajiv Ghandi.Singh was reelected in 2009, but his second term was clouded by financial scandals and corruption charges over the organization of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.This led to the Congress party's crushing defeat in 2014 national elections by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party under the leadership of Narendra Modi.Singh adopted a low profile after relinquishing the post of prime ministe
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