New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the first anniversary of his death, sharing a heartfelt video on his official X account.

Tharoor described Manmohan Singh as an "erudite and deeply decent" leader whose quiet demeanour often spoke louder than the noise of today's political discourse. While the former PM was usually referred to as an "accidental politician," Tharoor emphasised that he was, above all, a "conscious patriot."

"Today the nation pauses to mark a solemn milestone, the first death anniversary of a man whose silence often spoke louder than the clamour of our current political discourse, our former Prime Minister, the erudite and deeply decent Dr. Ma...