Urjit Patel resignation 'severe blow' to nation's economy: Manmohan Singh
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh Monday termed RBI Governor Urjit Patel's resignation as "very unfortunate" and said it was a "severe blow" to the country's economy.
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Manmohan Singh said he hoped that the RBI Governor's sudden resignation is not a harbinger of Modi government's attempts to "destroy" the institutional foundations of India's USD 3 trillion economy.