00:00Mourners in India's capital gathered on Saturday to pay their respects to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh,
00:07ahead of a state funeral for the man-key to the country's economic liberalisation.
00:12Dr Manmohan, who held office from 2004 to 2014, died at the age of 92 on Thursday,
00:21after which seven days of state mourning were declared.
00:24His coffin, draped in garlands of flowers in the orange, white and green colours of India's flag,
00:30was flanked by a guard of honour and taken to his Congress Party headquarters in New Delhi.
00:36His body will later be taken through the capital to be cremated with full state honours.
00:41Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who along with other leaders is expected to attend the funeral,
00:47called Dr Manmohan one of India's most distinguished leaders.
00:51Opposition Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said he had lost a mentor and guide,
00:56and that the former premier had led India with immense wisdom and integrity.
01:02Others also recalled and praised the contributions made by him
01:06for the economic development of the country.
01:21I am a chartered accountant. I remember 1991 when India was in doldrums.
01:26If anyone saved India in 1991, it was Manmohan Singh.
01:30He took two very big decisions to devalue his currency,
01:34which could never have been accepted.
01:37But he did it.
01:38And the international fame that we have gained today is because of Dr Manmohan Singh.
01:51The former premier was an understated technocrat,
02:09who was hailed for overseeing an economic boom in Asia's fourth largest economy
02:14in his first term.
02:15Dr Manmohan Singh is survived by his wife and three daughters.
02:21Dr Manmohan Singh is survived by his wife and three daughters.
