Manmohan Singh - remembering India's 'kind leader' with a steely resolve
A man of few words, Manmohan Singh led the country from the front - but was deeply misunderstood along the way.
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Since the death of the former Indian prime minister on Thursday, much has been said about the "kind and soft-spoken politician" who changed the course of Indian history and impacted the lives of millions.
His state funeral is being held on Saturday and India's government has announced an official mourning period of seven days.
Despite an illustrious career - he was governor of India's central bank and federal finance minister before becoming a two-term prime minister - Singh never came across as a big-stage politician, lacking the public swagger of many of his peers.
Though he gave interviews and held news conferences, especially in his first term as prime minister, he chose to stay quiet even when his government was mired in scandals or when his cabinet ministers faced corruption allegations.
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