Remembering ‘Mohna’: When ex-PM Manmohan Singh met his childhood friend from Pakistan
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Remembering ‘Mohna’: When ex-PM Manmohan Singh met his childhood friend from Pakistan

Live Mint  

Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh passed away at the age of 92 at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences after losing consciousness. Dr Manmohan Singh was born on September 26, 1932, in the small village of Gah, located in the Punjab region of undivided India, which is now part of Pakistan. When Dr Manmohan Singh assumed the office of Prime Minister of India in 2004, the news reached his village in Pakistan, rekindling his desire to reconnect with his old friend Ali. Before the partition, the two were very close, and Ali affectionately called Dr Manmohan Singh ‘Mohna’.

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Pakistan village mourns ‘Mohna’, boy who became PM
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Pakistan village mourns ‘Mohna’, boy who became PM

The Hindu  

“The entire village is in mourning. We feel that someone from our family has died today,” Altaf Hussain said as a group of local residents held a meeting to condole the death of village boy Manmohan who became Prime Minister next door. Mr. Hussain is a teacher at the same school in Gah village where Dr. Manmohan Singh studied up …

From Pakistan, with love: When Manmohan Singh reunited with childhood friend
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From Pakistan, with love: When Manmohan Singh reunited with childhood friend

India Today  

When Dr Manmohan Singh, former prime minister and a pioneer of economic reforms, died at the age of 92 on Thursday, tributes poured in for the man whose humility and wisdom defined his leadership. When Singh became Prime Minister in 2004, the news resonated across borders, reaching his native village in Pakistan. Singh was India’s first Sikh Prime Minister and …

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