Mourners in India’s capital have today gathered to pay their respects to former prime minister Manmohan Singh ahead of a state funeral for the man key to the country’s economic liberalisation.
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.
According to report, His coffin, draped in garlands of flowers, was flanked by a guard of honour and carried to his Congress Party headquarters in New Delhi.
It will later be taken through the capital to be cremated, accompanied by guards of soldiers and accorded full state honours.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who along with other leaders is expected to attend the funeral, has described Singh one of India’s most distinguished leaders.
