Overview
- On December 26, 2025, leaders across the political spectrum commemorated Dr Manmohan Singh a year after his passing at 92, with messages and floral tributes in New Delhi.
- Congress figures Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi lauded his humility and rights-based governance, saying his reforms expanded opportunities and lifted millions from poverty.
- Posts recalled his career milestones as RBI governor, the 1991 reformist finance minister, and a two-term prime minister who advanced the Right to Information and NREGA/MGNREGA.
- Acknowledgments came from beyond Congress as well, with UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar praising his contributions to national development.
- Several articles noted a reported renaming of MGNREGA to the VB–G RAM G Act, using it to illustrate the present government’s rebranding of legacy schemes and to contrast it with Singh’s institution-first approach; commentary also cited average GDP growth near 8 percent during his premiership with a 2010–11 peak above 10 percent.