Manmohan Singh sought a soft job, but was told by Indira Gandhi to become the governor of the Reserve Bank of India

........Authored by the second of his three daughters, Daman Singh, the book, titled 'Strictly Personal: Manmohan and Gursharan', says that Indira Gandhi wanted Manmohan Singh as a member of the Planning Commission to prepare the Sixth Five-Year Plan (1980-85). "But when he expressed his difficulty in retiring 10 years early (from the civil service), she was magnanimous enough to appreciate this. She also took the trouble to find a way out. The post of member-secretary was created, for which he did not have to resign," says the book, published by HarperCollins India (pp 452, Rs.699). "Two and a half years later, she wished to appoint him governor of the Reserve Bank of India. When he (Singh) went to see her, he mentioned that he had been in a tough job for many years and that he was now looking for a 'soft' option." "She looked up and, with a radiant smile... said you are only 50. You are too young to do a soft job," said the book..........

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