Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Sonia Gandhi Says CBI Clean Chit Vindicates Manmohan Singh
Dr. Manmohan Singh used to be the Prime Minister of India.
An important police agency called the CBI looked into accusations against him.
Now the CBI says there was no wrongdoing, which people call a clean chit.
Sonia Gandhi, a leader of the Congress party, says this proves Dr. Singh was innocent all along.
She called the investigation a 'bogus crusade' that ended in nothing.
She says the government used agencies like the CBI and the ED to attack people it does not like.
She reminded everyone of the good things Dr. Singh did, like helping India's economy and making the government more open with the Right to Information Act.
She joked that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is forgiving students who attacked him, should forgive himself for his unkind words about Dr. Singh.
She believes history will remember Dr. Singh as a quiet, gentle, and very important prime minister.
Sonia Gandhi said the CBI clean chit proves Dr Manmohan Singh has been 'vindicated on every count' and brings what she called their 'bogus crusade' to an end.
She accused the Narendra Modi government of grossly misusing investigating agencies such as the CBI and the ED.
Gandhi said PM Narendra Modi was among 'the most vocal proponents of the attack on Dr Singh' and suggested he forgive himself for his 'undignified slander.'
She credited Singh with profound economic change, India's resilience during the 2008 recession, and a 'new era of transparency' through the Right to Information Act.
Gandhi said history will remember Singh as 'a quiet, gentle but a most consequential prime minister.'
- Who
- Sonia Gandhi, Congress leader, responding to a CBI clean chit for former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, and criticizing PM Narendra Modi and his government.
- What
- Gandhi called the long-running investigation into Dr Singh a 'witch hunt' and a 'bogus crusade' that ended in nothing, insisting Singh has been vindicated on every count.
- When
- Not specified in the articles.
- Where
- India
- Why
- She argued the attack on Singh was meant to shift public conversation away from his performance, and accused the Modi government of misusing agencies like the CBI and ED.
- Speaker
- Sonia Gandhi, Congress leader
- Subject
- Dr Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
- Trigger
- CBI clean chit to Dr Manmohan Singh
- Gandhi's characterization
- "Bogus crusade has come to its inevitable conclusion of nothingness"
- Agencies accused of misuse
- CBI and ED
- Accusation against PM Modi
- Among "the most vocal proponents of the attack on Dr Singh"
- Cited achievements
- Profound economic change, resilience during the 2008 recession, Right to Information Act
- Expected legacy
- "A quiet, gentle but a most consequential prime minister"