
Jul 30, 2026
✦Hindustan Times
Manmohan Singh 'did not need SC certificate': Tharoor on posthumous clean chit by Supreme Court in coal block case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday closed the coal block case against former PM Manmohan Singh. Shashi Tharoor praised the late leader, saying, "The cleanest man in Indian politics did not need an SC certificate of his integrity." The court quashed the 2015 trial order, bringing legal vindication to Singh.