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- Published: September 26, 2021 13:05
New Delhi : As senior Congress leader Dr Manmohan Singh turned 89 on Sunday (September 26), Twitter is celebrating and wishing the former Prime Minister for long and healthy life. Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished former PM as he turned a year older.
Birthday greetings to our former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji. I pray for his long life and wonderful health.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 26, 2021
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, and others wished Dr Singh on the occasion.
Birthday greetings to former PM Shri Manmohan Singh ji. I pray for your long and healthy life.
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) September 26, 2021
Warm wishes to former Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh ji on his birthday. May he be blessed with good health and long life.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) September 26, 2021
Best wishes to former Prime Minister Dr. #ManmohanSingh ji on his birthday. Wishing him a long, healthy & happy life. We thank him for his leadership during UPA, for a robust economy, bringing lakhs of people out of poverty and working tirelessly in national interest. pic.twitter.com/mIfC3Ikeg1
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) September 26, 2021
Interesting facts about former PM Dr Manmohan Singh
1. Born in Gah village in Punjab, that now falls under Pakistan’s territory, lost his mother as a child and was raised by his Grandmother.
2. Singh spend first 12 years of his life in the village with no electricity, before migrating to Indian side of Punjab after partition.
3. He have completed his Bachelor and Master degree in Economics from Punjab University in Hoshiarpur and further perused his Economics Tripos from University of Cambridge.
4. Manmohan Singh worked for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), from 1966 to 1969.
5. In 1987, he was awarded with the Padma Vibhushan award.
6. Dr Singh became the first Sikh Prime Minister of India and served the post for two consecutive terms from 2004 – 2014.
7. Manmohan Singh cannot read Hindi and all his speeches during his term were written either in English or Urdu.
8. Manmohan Singh was listed as ‘Times Top 100 Influential People in the World’ in 2005.