'Fearless', 'brilliant', much to learn from him: Rahul Gandhi hails ex-PM Manmohan on birthday

Congress leaders hailed the contribution of former PM Manmohan Singh on his 89th birthday

New Delhi: Senior Congress leaders greeted former prime minister Manmohan Singh on his birthday on Sunday, with former party chief Rahul Gandhi saying he has a great understanding of issues facing the country and there is much to learn from him.

Singh, a Rajya Sabha member and one of the Congress's top leaders, turned 89 on Sunday.

• A visionary.
  A devoted patriot.
  A man of his words.
  Dr. Manmohan Singh, you are the leader India truly deserves.#HappyBirthdayDrMMS, the Congress party & the entire nation cherishes you & your immense contributions- today & everyday.
  
  Thank you for everything you've done. pic.twitter.com/unY6YTvWss

  — Congress (@INCIndia) September 26, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  A visionary.
  A devoted patriot.
  A man of his words.
  Dr. Manmohan Singh, you are the leader India truly deserves.#HappyBirthdayDrMMS, the Congress party & the entire nation cherishes you & your immense contributions- today & everyday.
  
  Thank you for everything you've done. pic.twitter.com/unY6YTvWss

  — Congress (@INCIndia) September 26, 2021

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  A visionary.
  A devoted patriot.
  A man of his words.
  Dr. Manmohan Singh, you are the leader India truly deserves.#HappyBirthdayDrMMS, the Congress party & the entire nation cherishes you & your immense contributions- today & everyday.
  
  Thank you for everything you've done. pic.twitter.com/unY6YTvWss

  — Congress (@INCIndia) September 26, 2021

The Congress, on its official Twitter handle, posted, "A visionary. A devoted patriot.A man of his words. Dr. Manmohan Singh, you are the leader India truly deserves."

"#HappyBirthdayDrMMS, the Congress party & the entire nation cherishes you & your immense contributions- today & everyday. Thank you for everything you've done," the party tweeted.

• When crisis befalls, true leaders rise up.
  
  The handling of the world economic crisis in 2008 by the UPA govt under the leadership of Dr. Manmohan Singh epitomises this.
  
  If only the current dispensation was humble enough to learn from our past experiences.#HappyBirthdayDrMMS pic.twitter.com/rRr6GnM3aJ

  — Congress (@INCIndia) September 26, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  When crisis befalls, true leaders rise up.
  
  The handling of the world economic crisis in 2008 by the UPA govt under the leadership of Dr. Manmohan Singh epitomises this.
  
  If only the current dispensation was humble enough to learn from our past experiences.#HappyBirthdayDrMMS pic.twitter.com/rRr6GnM3aJ

  — Congress (@INCIndia) September 26, 2021

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  When crisis befalls, true leaders rise up.
  
  The handling of the world economic crisis in 2008 by the UPA govt under the leadership of Dr. Manmohan Singh epitomises this.
  
  If only the current dispensation was humble enough to learn from our past experiences.#HappyBirthdayDrMMS pic.twitter.com/rRr6GnM3aJ

  — Congress (@INCIndia) September 26, 2021

  When crisis befalls, true leaders rise up.
  
  The handling of the world economic crisis in 2008 by the UPA govt under the leadership of Dr. Manmohan Singh epitomises this.
  
  If only the current dispensation was humble enough to learn from our past experiences.#HappyBirthdayDrMMS pic.twitter.com/rRr6GnM3aJ

  — Congress (@INCIndia) September 26, 2021

The Congress said Singh's unbridled commitment to India's progress - right from the time of being the finance minister to the prime minister to even today - has benefitted every Indian to a scale unimaginable.

Screengrab of Rahul Gandhi's FB post

In a Facebook post, Gandhi said, "Happy birthday to Dr. Manmohan Singh ji. He is fearless and brilliant with a great understanding of the issues our country has been facing. There is much to learn from him."

"I wish him good health and happiness," he said.

• पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री एवं राजस्थान से राज्यसभा सांसद डॉ. मनमोहन सिंह जी को जन्मदिवस की हार्दिक बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं।
  मैं ईश्वर से आपके स्वस्थ एवं दीर्घायु जीवन की कामना करता हूँ। pic.twitter.com/aRA6GHyHIx

  — Sachin Pilot (@SachinPilot) September 26, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री एवं राजस्थान से राज्यसभा सांसद डॉ. मनमोहन सिंह जी को जन्मदिवस की हार्दिक बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं।
  मैं ईश्वर से आपके स्वस्थ एवं दीर्घायु जीवन की कामना करता हूँ। pic.twitter.com/aRA6GHyHIx

  — Sachin Pilot (@SachinPilot) September 26, 2021

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  पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री एवं राजस्थान से राज्यसभा सांसद डॉ. मनमोहन सिंह जी को जन्मदिवस की हार्दिक बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं।
  मैं ईश्वर से आपके स्वस्थ एवं दीर्घायु जीवन की कामना करता हूँ। pic.twitter.com/aRA6GHyHIx

  — Sachin Pilot (@SachinPilot) September 26, 2021

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, senior leaders Sachin Pilot, Mukul Wasnik, Salman Khurshid, among others, wished Singh on his birthday.

The renowned economist, credited with bringing in sweeping reforms in the 1990s, was prime minister for 10 years until the Congress was defeated by the BJP in the 2014 polls and PM Narendra Modi took power for the first time.

PTI