Former PM Manmohan Singh will be cremated at the Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi. The preparation for the same is underway. He served as the 13th Prime Minister of India between 2004-2014. He breathed his last at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. He was the country's first Sikh prime minister.

Dr Manmohan Singh, the 14th Prime Minister of India who was widely acknowledged as the architect of the country’s economic reforms, passed away in New Delhi on Thursday.

The last rites of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be held today at 11:45 AM at Delhi's Nigambodh Ghat, with tributes pouring in from across the nation and the world.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his respects to the former prime minister on Friday (December 27) as the country began a seven-day period of mourning for its “reluctant king”, a title the soft-spoken Singh earned during his first stint as the country's leader.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, and Mallikarjun Kharge were among the top leaders who paid homage to former prime minister Manmohan Singh at his residence here on Friday.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a heartfelt tribute to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, acknowledging his significant achievements and invaluable contributions to the country’s economic growth and development during his tenure.