Authorities in India have declared a seven-day mourning period to honor Manmohan Singh as politicians and public paid tributes to the country’s former prime minister.

Manmohan Singh's apology for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots marked a rare moment of political courage, as he sought to heal wounds inflicted on the Sikh community during Congress rule. The act of statesmanship in 2005 after the Nanavati Commission report stood in contrast to the silence of the Gandhi family.