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  'Manmohan Singh sought a soft job, but Indira Gandhi felt he was "too young" for that

  National | Aug 20, 2014, 01:09 PM IST

  New Delhi: Manmohan Singh, who steered the UPA government for 10 years as prime minister, was looking for a 'soft' job in his 50s but was told by then prime minister Indira Gandhi to become

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  Decision to appoint Manmohan Singh as FM in 1991 came 'out of the blue': Daman Singh

  National | Aug 18, 2014, 04:02 PM IST

  New Delhi: Woken up from his sleep to be informed of the “out of the blue” decision of his appointment as India's Finance Minister in 1991, Dr Manmohan Singh was jokingly told by Prime Minister