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"In the absence of Singh, Mukherjee presides over the Cabinet meetings," a senior party leader said after the Prime Minister was admitted to AIIMS, adding what was an informal arrangement was now being made formal.
At the AICC briefing, spokesman Manish Tewari said that in the absence of the Prime Minister, there is a procedure laid down on how the affairs of the government will be carried out.
Pranab Mukherjee was given the additional charge of Finance Ministry.
A Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said that Mukherjee would hold additional charge from tomorrow until the recovery of the Prime Minister from medical treatment.
"The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed that Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of External Affairs is assigned the additional charge of Ministry of Finance from January 24, 2009 until the recovery of the Prime Minsiter from medical treatment," the communique said.
Singh was holding the Finance portfolio since last month when P Chidambaram was moved to Home Ministry in the wake of the Mumbai terror strike.
However, Chidambaram is assisting Singh in answering questions related to Finance Ministry in Parliament.
With the development, Mukherjee is expected to present the interim budget in the Lok Sabha on February 16.
A senior party leader said that this was perhaps the first time in Independent India that the Prime Minister would not be able to attend the Republic Day parade.
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Respected MANMOHANJI , i pray to god to give you healthy life . My and my fallow citizens (Sangli) wishes that you recover as early as possible and lead us. We all love you and we all are praying for you .
My best wishes for a speedy recorvery for the PM of India. I was only thinking was it not possible to postpone by a two - three days so that the Prime Minister could be the part of most glorious annual celebation of our Republic Day. It is just a thought!! However our sincere prayers for him. May Almighty bless him with good health !.
With all the problems of India this is what happens. Anyway Mr.PM We pray for your speedy recovery and GOD Bless you.Aum Shree Sai Samarth.
Respected PM ManmohanJi, I pray to God that you recover quickly and guide our nation as u always did. My all the very best wishes to you and your family. We the Indians are with you and always will be with you.Please accept my Pranam. Sam, West Bengal
An academic-turned-civil servant who studied economics at Cambridge and Oxford, Mr Singh became India's finance minister in 1991 when the country was plunging into bankruptcy.He is also widely regarded as the cleanest politician in India, a subject dear to Indians' hearts.
I wish Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has a successful cardiac surgery and a speedy recovery. He has a good team of surgeons, doctors, and technicians ready to help him combat the heart ailment. God bless him and give him a long healthy and fruitful life.
We wish speedy recovery of Mr. Singh, waheguru would help him, his family and others concerned to go through this hard time.
Shame on you Saad, you fool. The lies you are talking about is the truth which your lying Government and Prime Minister finally admitted. As a pakistani you should be thankful that India has Prime Minister who is true statesman and not another Muslim hater or war monger which your nation could not afford. I wish our prime Minister good health and speedy recovery.
I think some doctor who came in quota (reservation) should do the surgery! This is the best way to show UPA and congress to show solidarity to quota provisions in AIIMS and IIT'S.If PM doesnt belive in quota who will!!
Best wishes to the PM for an early recovery!
I wish and pray for Manmohan to recovery from the ailment and come back to lead the country which is very essential in the present circumstances. Sonia - Manmohan Duo is the idealist and is the necessarily to the country. Her leadership to unite the allies and his vision to develop the country are the essentials. The other side is very dangerous in the present circumantances.
Pranab Mukherjee is now the External Affairs minister, the acting PM, the acting FM, the President of WBPCC and the chief interlocutor with the left. We are undergoing a severe economic crisis, a major stand-off with Pak, DMK is threatening to 'relinquish power' if we don't intervene in Sri Lanka, there is a regime change in US and we don't know what new thing Obama will come up with and lok sabha elections are about to be announced. At such a time, does the government not have any talent to divide these responsibilities or is it that Madam doesn't trust anyone other than Mr.Singh, PC and Mukherjee?
Mr. PM,We as a pakistani asked you again and again, dont start a false blamming game, Dont speak lie in this age but u keep doing it, Now suffer..
I hoped you could join us in our prayers for the PM's speedy recovery. It's OK if you don't have compassion for others. The problem is education; not only academic but the education that teaches one to behave as a good human being. I will, however, take solace in the fact that millions of peace-loving Pakistanis have Dr. Manmohan Singh in their thoughts and that they wish him well. Prime Minister Gilani sent him a bouquet of flowers expressing concern for Dr. Singh health.
No body has ever blamed your govt falsely. they are based on evidence given by your fellow citizens who were trained by ISI. Your govt is so irresposnible for its own citizens that, even it is not prepared to take the dead bodies of terrorists in mumbai attacks to be handed over to their families for proper last rights.
people like you will never find peace in this world or after. beleive me God is not going to forgive you or your state and non state actors.
It may be the sadness to see the country of his birth being controlled by hatred. Any way since when did the laws of karma bother those with hate?
You paki dog your memory is very weak.just remember your own geo TV, Nawaz Sharief, ur information minister and national security advisor has accepted the fact that terrorist kasab etc who attacked mumbai are Pakistani. now your govt have accepted the fact too. dont br innocent and fool. you all will never improve. bhagwan ki kripa se our PM will be fine. A billion peoples prayer are with him.
Dear my Pakistani brothers,Please asvise your leaders not to tell lies before advisin others, we have to clean our house first as stated by your ex president.Take care, have a healthy life
the way radicals are breeding like rabbits in pakistan the very same has inflicted the pseudonationalist in INDIA as well.its ridiculous when guys like GAVADE chooses to have a go at the PM.Its a gross abuse of the freedom of speech granted in the constitution.I just cant believe that a man who CREATED THE COUNTRYS GROWTH STORY is bieng targetted by radicals who claim to be the saviours of the nation.There is a limit to what they are doing.The only outcome is create a society were intolerance and bigotry will have a field day.Dont know when these souls are going to get a little gratefull to contributions like those made by DR MANMOHAN SINGH.We just do not deserve reformers and those who deliver but only those who bring antique stories to divide the country.I am sure the pseudonationalist among the political class will be real happy to see that there efforts have not gone without the desired effect.The whole world will which admires MR SINGH for his greatness will be shocked.
May God bless the Prime Minister with good health and a speedy recovery. Dear Prime Minister we want you back in the Prliament very soon!
We wish for a speed recovery most effeciant prime minister of India after Jawahar lal Nehru. India need you very much. We all pray for him.
My wishes for a speedy recovery to the most efficient Primeminister of Independent India. Also the most qualified
We all wish you a speedy recovery and best wishes. You are the most intelligent humble and trustworthy leader.
some strange actions and statements coming from unconfirmed sources are creating confusion. why did the Prime Minister got his driving license renewed two days before he went for detailed medical check up. the multiple blockage of arteries is not a phenonem which comes suddenly. and now the government statement has not come although it is clear doctor sahib will not be able to attend work for a month or so. hopefully he will be up and doing at an early date as every indian wishes but the system is showing signs of acute weakness in tackling the situation.
I personally admire Mr. Singh for his knowledge and sober personality. My best wishes for his speedy recovery.Remember HE is the prime-ministerial candidate of the Congress in the next elections which are just a few months away. It is a fair possibility that he may recover but still he may not be able to take up the hectic schedules of the next elections. This will be a new twist in the tale for the next elections.Who replaces him as the Prime Ministerial Candidate ? Rahul Gandhi ? or someone else ?Interesting question to ponder right ?????
May the Almighty give him a speedy recovery and long life to serve the country for another term as PM.
MAY WAHE GURU BESTOW HIS DEEPEST BLESSINGS UPON OUR PM DR MANMOHAN SINGH HE IS A HUMBLE AND HONEST STATESMAN OF THE WORLD LONG LIVE OUR PRIME MINISTER DR SINGH
Mr. No doubt you were a honest and clever finance minister but 100% not prime minister, beign a sikh it is a sme that you are a puppet of italian born catholic Soniya, you are a prime minister of largest democratic country in the worls but doesn't suite to you as once you said muslims should have more right than any other in HIindustan, what a shame on your part.In your regime there were 63 blasts killing thousands of innocents but your ally partner in Maharashtra busy in terrorising inncoents hindu saints just for wrongfully convicting for the death of only four muslims in Malegaon.Your policy is 100 % appeasement policy,Anyway best wish.
hello mr gavdei think th person like you should be removed from the country first for writing such a remarks against such a intelligent personality.may god give Mr Singh a long life.shame on you gavde
Gavde, I am shocked to see the tone of your message. Even if you have serious disagreements with Dr. Singh, this is not the time or the place to air those differences. This is the time to pray for his recovery. But your mind seems to be overflowing with hatred towards muslims, and you are blinded by this hatred. I too disapprove of the muslim appeasement, but that does not influence my best wishes for the PM.
I already made my sympathy and best wishes for Indian PM. But truth always remain truth, no one can deny it. Psudosecular Corrupt Cong. Govt. must stop appeasment policy towards muslims to save life of innocents Indians that happening again and again and yet neverending. Vande mataram
We have Mr. P. Chidambaram to handle in the absence of Mr. Manmohan. These two are India's finest statesmen ever to represent the country in recent times.
I pray to the Almighty for successful heart surgery on our beloved Prime Minister. I hope that he recovers soon and continues to lead the country through this crucial phase