Watch: PM Modi, Amit Shah pay tributes to Manmohan Singh at his Delhi residence

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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other top leaders of the country paid tributes to late former PM Manmohan Singh at his residence in Delhi.

Singh, the architect of India's economic reforms, passed away on Thursday night at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He was 92.

PM Modi, Amit Shah, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, President Droupadi Murmu, among other leader arrived at Singh’s residence in the national capital on Friday to pay their last respects.

#WATCH | Delhi | PM Narendra Modi paid last respects to late former PM Dr Manmohan Singh and offered condolences to his family today

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The Congress leader, who steered the country for 10 years from 2004-2014 and helped set up the country's economic framework as finance minister before that, was a renowned name in the global financial and economic sectors.

#WATCH | Delhi | Union Home Minister Amit Shah pays last respects to former PM Dr Manmohan Singh who passed away last night(Source: DD) pic.twitter.com/nX8rnb1Yu6 ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2024

Singh was rushed to the emergency ward of AIIMS in a critical condition earlier on Thursday.

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.

"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 said.