Manmohan Singh's funeral to be held at Delhi's Nigambodh Ghat at 11:45 am on December 28

Earlier today, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had urged PM Narendra Modi to have the funeral of Manmohan Singh at a place where his memorial can be built. He also said it would be befitting a leader of Singh's stature and in keeping with past traditions of having memorials of statesmen and former prime ministers at the very place of their funerals.

The former PM's mortals remains will be kept at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters for an hour from 8:30 am for the people and Congress workers to pay their obeisance. His final journey will commence from the headquarters to the cremation ground at 9:30 am on Saturday, party general secretary KC Venugopal said.

Congress Parliamentary Committee chairperson Sonia Gandhi earlier today termed Manmohan Singh's demise as a "personal loss", saying he was her friend, philosopher and guide. "In Dr Manmohan Singh's passing, we have lost a leader who was the epitome of wisdom, nobility and humility, who served our country with all his heart and mind," she wrote in an emotional note which was shared on X.

The government on December 26 announced a seven-day State mourning as a mark of respect to the former prime minister.