Manmohan is wonderful prime minister: Blair

Prasun Sonwalkar
London, Sept 2 (PTI) Former British premier Tony Blair
describes Manmohan Singh as "the wonderful Indian prime
minister" in his best-selling memoirs titled 'My Journey'.
Blair, who interacted with Singh on several occasions
during his tenure as the British prime minister from 1997 to
2007, says that Singh had advised him that Britain could not
afford to be out of Europe.
Blair recalls meeting the Singapore leader Lee Kuan
Yew, who he described as 'the smartest leader I think I ever
met'.
During the meeting, Lee told him that it was not
realistic for Britain to be out of Europe.
Blair writes: "Much later, the wonderful Indian prime
minister Manmohan Singh told me the same thing. The Chinese
were too polite and formal to say it quite so plainly but it
was obvious that's what they thought too".
Manmohan Singh is the only Indian leader mentioned
in Blair's memoirs. PTI PS
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