‘Had offered scholarship for my son’, Malaysian PM remembered Manmohan Singh like this

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday wrote an emotional letter paying tribute to former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, through which he recalled how the Indian chief had offered scholarships for his kids whereas he was in jail.

On the social media platform ‘X’, he described former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as ‘instrumental in India rising as one of many financial powers of the world’. Singh died on Thursday evening in Delhi. He was 92 years previous.

Ibrahim additionally known as him ‘my good friend, my brother, Manmohan’. Although Anwar rejected the provide, he was clearly impressed by the transfer. The Malaysian chief was jailed from 1999 to 2004. During this interval Singh was the chief of the opposition within the Rajya Sabha.

He wrote that Dr. Manmohan Singh was an trustworthy, decided and powerful chief and he has left behind a legacy that may encourage future generations.

He wrote, ‘He will probably be every part to me and much more. Many individuals do not know this and now it is time I share it with Malaysians: During my years of imprisonment he (Manmohan) confirmed kindness that was not required of him… He handled my kids, particularly my son , offered scholarship for Ihsan.

The Malaysian Prime Minister mentioned that though I had rejected this great provide. He wrote, ‘In these darkish days once I was within the maze of imprisonment, he stood by me like a real good friend. Such acts of quiet generosity outline him and can at all times be engraved in my coronary heart. Goodbye, my good friend, my brother, Manmohan.

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