FORMER prime minister Manmohan Singh, widely known as the architect of economic liberalisation in the 1990s, was cremated with full state honours on Saturday in the presence of top dignitaries from the country and abroad.
Singh's funeral pyre was lit by his eldest daughter Upinder Singh at the Nigambodh Ghat, as family members, friends and dignitaries bid farewell to the former prime minister.
President Droupadi Murmu led the nation in paying last respects to the departed leader.
Priests and family members recited religious hymns from the holy Gurbani, while chants of 'Satnam Waheguru' filled the air, as Singh was cremated according to Sikh rituals.
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