Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh cleaved into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a Congress meeting called 'Words of Wisdom on the Indian Economy.' The event, which was packed to the rafters, was held at the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) lounge next to the Wankhede Stadium in Churchgate on Thursday afternoon.

State-us woe

Singh said he was "honoured to be in India's financial capital, a place where the Indian National Congress (INC) was launched. "Mumbai pays 1/3rd of India's direct tax collection. It is a true cosmopolitan hub and the city of dreams." Singh slammed the present government's "incapability and apathy which is responsible for the slowdown. Mumbai and Maharashtra have borne the brunt of this and are worst affected. The manufacturing growth rate has declined and we see the highest number of factory shut downs in Maharashtra."