Former PM Manmohan Singh lost consciousness at home: What AIIMS said in its statement

Former PM Manmohan Singh (Courtesy: AP file photo)

Former Prime Minister, regarded as the architect of India's economic reforms, died at 92 in Delhi on December 26. He was rushed to the emergency ward of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in a critical condition earlier on Thursday after he fell consciousness at home.

Releasing the official statement on the Congress veteran's demise, AIIMS said that Singh was being treated for age-related medical conditions and had a sudden loss of consciousness at home.

According to the note, Singh was brought to AIIMS at 8:06 PM and breathed his last at 9:51 PM on December 26.

Here's the full statement released by the hospital:

"With profound grief, we inform the demise of the former Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh, aged 92. He was being treated for age-related medical conditions and had a sudden loss of consciousness at home on 26 December 2024. Resuscitative measures were started immediately at home. He was brought to the Medical Emergency at AIIMS, New Delhi at 8:06 PM. Despite all efforts, he could not be revived and was declared dead at 9:51 PM."

The hospital statement was cited by the BJP even as it took potshots at Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband Robert Vadra, who had shared the news of the former PM's death before any official confirmation. The post on X was later deleted by Vadra.

"According to the AIIMS medical bulletin, former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh was declared dead at 9:51 pm on December 26, 2024. However, Robert Vadra, Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law, announced his demise on Facebook at 9:23 pm — 28 minutes before his passing. Tragic insensitivity with which the situation was dealt by the Gandhis," BJP’s Amit Malviya posted, also sharing the AIIMS statement and what appeared to be a screenshot of Vadra's post.