03-31-2007, 10:06 PM
Narasimha Rao a 'sanyasi' in politics: PM
[ 31 Mar, 2007 1317hrs ISTPTI ]
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday showered praise on late P V Narasimha Rao hailing him as truly a sanyasi in politics and a moderniser who was steeped in tradition and ethos.
The eulogy for the late Prime Minister, who made Singh his Finance Minister in the early 1990s, came at a function organised by Rao's brother.
"I will always cherish the unique opportunity I had to work with him. He was a friend, philosopher and guide in many ways. As I saw him from close quarters, he was truly a sanyasi in politics," Singh said.
The Prime Minister's remarks come ten days after Congress MP from Amethi Rahul Gandhi created a stir by his statement that had anyone of Gandhi family been active in politics, the Babri Masjid would not have fallen.
Rao was Prime Minister during the fateful period when the Masjid was demolished in 1992. Singh said Rao was a moderniser who was steeped in country's tradition and ethos.
"He was a rare scholar, statesman who gave a new sense of direction not only to our economic policy but also foreign policy," he said.
Rao's command over several languages was not just a linguistic capacity but made him a pan-Indian personality equally at ease in Karimnagar, Pune, Banaras and Delhi, he said.
[ 31 Mar, 2007 1317hrs ISTPTI ]
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday showered praise on late P V Narasimha Rao hailing him as truly a sanyasi in politics and a moderniser who was steeped in tradition and ethos.
The eulogy for the late Prime Minister, who made Singh his Finance Minister in the early 1990s, came at a function organised by Rao's brother.
"I will always cherish the unique opportunity I had to work with him. He was a friend, philosopher and guide in many ways. As I saw him from close quarters, he was truly a sanyasi in politics," Singh said.
The Prime Minister's remarks come ten days after Congress MP from Amethi Rahul Gandhi created a stir by his statement that had anyone of Gandhi family been active in politics, the Babri Masjid would not have fallen.
Rao was Prime Minister during the fateful period when the Masjid was demolished in 1992. Singh said Rao was a moderniser who was steeped in country's tradition and ethos.
"He was a rare scholar, statesman who gave a new sense of direction not only to our economic policy but also foreign policy," he said.
Rao's command over several languages was not just a linguistic capacity but made him a pan-Indian personality equally at ease in Karimnagar, Pune, Banaras and Delhi, he said.