India Inc Mourns Reforms Architect
Hindustan Times Uttarakhand|December 28, 2024
The Indian business community united in grief on Friday as industry leaders paid heartfelt tributes to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, remembering him as the architect of India's economic liberalization and a transformative leader whose policies revolutionized the nation's business landscape.
HTC and Agencies

NEW DELHI:

Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, stated that the nation had lost one of its tallest leaders and finest economists. "His most defining contribution—the epochal 91 reforms spurred a multidecadal economic boom and more importantly reshaped the calculus of possibilities for India and Indians," Birla remarked. He highlighted how Singh's extraordinary journey from humble beginnings to the Prime Minister's office epitomized India's boundless potential.

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