Happy Birthday Dr Manmohan Singh: Lesser known facts about Indias former PM as he turns 87

Dr Manmohan Singh, the former Prime Minister of India turns 87 on September 26, 2019. A Rajya Sabha member, one of the Congress's top leaders and an exceptional economist, Dr Manmohan Singh is renowned world over. He began his bureaucratic career as an advisor in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and was the chief architect who liberalised the Indian economy in 1991 as the Finance Minister of India. Considered to be a man of few words, Manmohan Singh has always ensured that his work does the talking. On his birthday, let’s take a look at some lesser known facts about India’s former prime minister.