Dr. Ramakanta Panda, Chairman, Asian Heart Institute
I last met Dr. Manmohan Singh less than a year ago. Six months prior, I had visited but couldn’t see him due to a bandh in the area. For the first five years after his surgery, I had become accustomed to our routine follow-ups, except during COVID. During one of our visits, as we discussed life, he said in his quiet demeanor that he had approached the surgery prepared for any outcome. He mentioned, “Even if I didn’t make it, it wouldn’t matter, as I had achieved everything in life. There are others who will continue to take the country forward and carry on the work.”
