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New Delhi: Days after a top US magazine dubbed him as 'underachiever', Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has now been tagged as a 'tragic figure' by leading US daily.
The report has created a furore with political reactions pouring in for the 'silent' PM.
A report published in Washington Post has described Singh as 'silent' PM. ".....the shy, soft-spoken 79-year-old is in danger of going down in history as a failure," report says.
Claiming that Manmohan is presiding over a deeply corrupt government, the write-up in Washington Post says: "But the image of the scrupulously honorable, humble and intellectual technocrat has slowly given way to a completely different one: a dithering, ineffectual bureaucrat presiding over a deeply corrupt government." READ: Full report of WP on Manmohan
The report also mentions the poor functioning of Parliament following Opposition's uproar over resignation of PM. "Every day for the past two weeks, Indias Parliament has been adjourned as the opposition bays for Singhs resignation over allegations of waste and corruption in the allocation of coal-mining concessions," the report says.
The report has also mentioned Singh's 'dramatic fall from grace' in his second term.
Taking a swipe at Manmohan over the report, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said: "Tere Bhrastachar ke charche har zubaan par, sabko maalum hai, aur sabko khabar ho gayi."
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said: "What is so great about the Washington Post, every Post here is saying what the paper said."
The PM, following his 'silence' over corrupt government, has been under criticism in the international media earlier. Notably, the TIME Magazine in July had dubbed Singh as 'underachiever' saying he appeared "unwilling to stick his neck out" on reforms that will put the country back on growth path.
79-year-old Singh was featured on the cover of Time magazine's Asia edition. With his portrait in the background, the title on the cover reads 'The Underachiever - India needs a reboot'.
'Manmohan Singh a tragic figure' Washington post headline sparks uproar - daily.bhaskar.com
India’s ‘silent’ prime minister becomes a tragic figure
Washington Post
The report has created a furore with political reactions pouring in for the 'silent' PM.
A report published in Washington Post has described Singh as 'silent' PM. ".....the shy, soft-spoken 79-year-old is in danger of going down in history as a failure," report says.
Claiming that Manmohan is presiding over a deeply corrupt government, the write-up in Washington Post says: "But the image of the scrupulously honorable, humble and intellectual technocrat has slowly given way to a completely different one: a dithering, ineffectual bureaucrat presiding over a deeply corrupt government." READ: Full report of WP on Manmohan
The report also mentions the poor functioning of Parliament following Opposition's uproar over resignation of PM. "Every day for the past two weeks, Indias Parliament has been adjourned as the opposition bays for Singhs resignation over allegations of waste and corruption in the allocation of coal-mining concessions," the report says.
The report has also mentioned Singh's 'dramatic fall from grace' in his second term.
Taking a swipe at Manmohan over the report, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said: "Tere Bhrastachar ke charche har zubaan par, sabko maalum hai, aur sabko khabar ho gayi."
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said: "What is so great about the Washington Post, every Post here is saying what the paper said."
The PM, following his 'silence' over corrupt government, has been under criticism in the international media earlier. Notably, the TIME Magazine in July had dubbed Singh as 'underachiever' saying he appeared "unwilling to stick his neck out" on reforms that will put the country back on growth path.
79-year-old Singh was featured on the cover of Time magazine's Asia edition. With his portrait in the background, the title on the cover reads 'The Underachiever - India needs a reboot'.
'Manmohan Singh a tragic figure' Washington post headline sparks uproar - daily.bhaskar.com
India’s ‘silent’ prime minister becomes a tragic figure
Washington Post
