Manmohan Singh was a man who preferred his modest Maruti 800 over the luxury BMW, recalled former IPS officer and now UP’s social welfare minister Asim Arun. As part of SPG’s close protection team, he was then PM’s bodyguard for three years.
He recounted that “Dr Saheb” possessed only one personal vehicle, the Maruti 800, which would remain parked behind the gleaming black BMW at the PM house. “Manmohan Singhji would frequently tell me: ‘Asim, I dislike travelling in this vehicle (BMW); my car is that one (Maruti)’,” Arun added. TNN
