Manmohan Singh funeral: Congress slams Centre over ex-PM's memorial, BJP hits back
India TodayThe row over holding the last rites of Manmohan Singh at a public crematorium has intensified following the funeral, with Congress leaders accusing the Centre of insulting the former Prime Minister. "The great son of Mother India and the first Prime Minister of the Sikh community, Dr Manmohan Singh ji, has been totally insulted by the present government by performing his last rites today at the Nigambodh Ghat," Gandhi tweeted. Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi echoed Rahul Gandhi, and said, "the government has not done justice to the dignity of the post of former Prime Minister, the personality of Manmohan Singh, his legacy, and the self-respecting Sikh community". BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra alleged that the Congress "insulted" its leaders, referring to former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao and ex-president Pranab Mukherjee.