The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh welcomed the New Year by offering prayers at the Golden Temple and Durgiana Temple in Amritsar early today amidst tight security arrangements.
Accompanied by his wife Gursharan Kaur and his extended family, the Prime Minister spent some peaceful moments at the Golden Temple listening to the early morning hymns.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur were today shown black flags by supporters of anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare at the Golden Temple here.
A handful Hazare’s supporters, including women, raised slogans against corruption and in favour of Lokpal as soon as Singh and his wife came out after paying obeisance at the Golden Temple.
The supporters also raised slogans asking the PM to go back (PM wapas jao).
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