Sonia Gandhi Praises Manmohan Singh After Supreme Court Clears Him

On August 11, 2026, Sonia Gandhi, Congress leader, praised former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after the Supreme Court cleared him in the coal block allocation case. She contrasted his integrity with what she called the Narendra Modi government's misuse of investigative agencies and criticized Modi for past attacks on Singh. The court upheld a clean chit to Singh, rejecting adverse observations against him by a trial court. Gandhi highlighted Singh’s economic achievements and social reforms during his tenure.