Dr. Manmohan Singh may be one among those very few persons in the UPA government, who carries a clean image despite facing allegations in coal block allocations and charge sheeted by the CBI in the same case. It is because personally he or his family or any of his relatives have not indulged in any scam or get any benefits out of any scam during his ten years of ruling. But, he let his government indulge in all sorts of corrupt practices and just kept watching them like a silent spectator. Hence, there is a mixed response about his role in corrupt practices. Hence, often he is forced to come out with explanations to some questions in this regard.

Responding to TRAI Chairman Pradip Baijal allegations that he threatens to face serious consequences if did not cooperate on 2G telecom licenses and to implicate Arun Shourie and Ratan Tata in the case,”

Dr. Manmohan Singh said “As far as I am concerned, I can say in all humility that I have not used my public office to enrich myself, to enrich my family or my friends.” He alleges that the Modi government keeps on harping on this theme of corruption because it wants to distract the attention of the people to non-issues.”

But, being former Prime Minister of the country he can’t expect his successor to spare him and his government from criticizing on corrupt practices and huge scams that takes place during his regime.