A prime minister who let his actions speak
Hindustan Times‘How will I be judged by history?’ Did Manmohan Singh grapple with the question as many leaders do? FILE PHOTO: India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh walks on stage for a photo opportunity as part of the 5th East Asia Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, October 30, 2010. It had made it amply clear that if the United Progressive Alliance government went ahead with a deal with the US, it would immediately withdraw support. The PM, on being was asked how his government will have a deal with the US when the biggest coalition partner was threatening to walk out on the issue, replied, “Not all our wishes need to be realised; at times, we have to step back for the greater good.” In reality, that wasn’t the case. Singh firmly said, “Sure.” The next question was about what was likely to happen to the Left parties as they were adamant about withdrawing support to the government.
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