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Suzuki and Singh: Two men who changed the face of India

They had little in common at first sight but both made pivotal decisions guided by a similar philosophy: Think big, act big.

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Osamu Suzuki (left) was 94 years old when he died of lymphoma on Christmas Day. Dr Manmohan Singh died the next day in New Delhi.

Mr Osamu Suzuki (left) was 94 years old when he died of lymphoma on Christmas Day in 2024. Dr Manmohan Singh died the next day in New Delhi of age-related complications.

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Perhaps it was in the stars that two men who so changed the face of modern India should have departed the world in the same week.

Mr Osamu Suzuki, the patriarch of the eponymously named Japanese small-car company, was 94 years old when he died of lymphoma on Christmas Day.

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