Rupinder Singh
Chandigarh, 27 December
A consultant and special reader of ‘The News-Patiala’ is saddened by the death of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Dr. Whenever Manmohan Singh met him, he would invariably ask, “So, how is everything going on at the News-Patiala?” We all know that The News-Patiala was part of his daily media diet and this popular readership He often read everything published in the newspaper.
He visited The News-Patiala office more than once and luckily I was there. He came to the office only a few years after I was appointed to the paper. I do not remember that at that time Dr. What position did Manmohan Singh hold, but the personality is important, not the position.
He addressed the editorial staff of ‘The News-Patiala’ in the board room. He spoke to us very calmly before going to the editor-in-chief’s office. When ‘The News-Patiala’ celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2005, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presided over the function at PGI’s Bhargava Auditorium.
At that time he had said, “I have been a loyal reader of ‘The News-Patiala’ all my life.” Now it has become my habit and I have no reason to stop reading it. Like my morning tea and morning walk. “There is no other way to start the day than reading my favorite newspaper.” He had said, “I cannot imagine life without The News-Patiala as my morning dose.”
He had said, “There is no better way to reassure yourself that all is well with the world than to see your favorite newspaper at your doorstep every morning. Reading newspaper is a habit, which is common among all of us. Today this paper is facing challenges from other media houses but I can’t imagine changing that. Even when I am abroad I make sure that ‘The News-Patiala’ is found for me to read. was released He also released a commemorative stamp in Parliament on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the newspaper. He also released VN Dutta’s book ‘The News-Patiala 130 Years: A Witness to History’ in 2012 at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi.
