India bids goodbye to former stalwart prime minister Manmohan Singh in state funeral
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India bid farewell to its former prime minister Manmohan Singh in a state funeral on Saturday as the country’s top politicians and leaders gathered to mourn his death in New Delhi. open image in gallery Gursharan Kaur, wife of India’s late former prime minister Manmohan Singh, arrives for the state funeral ceremony at Congress headquarters in New Delhi Hymns filled the crematorium hall as Singh’s body was transferred to a pyre and his family and relatives bid their final goodbye. open image in gallery The Indian national flag flies at half-mast over the national parliament Regarded as India’s lowest-profile prime minister and a mild-mannered technocrat, Singh served as prime minister for 10 years between 2004 and 2014 and as leader of the Congress party in the upper house of parliament. open image in gallery Barack Obama greets Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh in the Oval Office in 2013 Singh was also the first and only Sikh so far to hold the top office in India.