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Summary India's embattled premier used even his Independence Day address to discuss corruption.
Manmohan Singh, speaking from a bullet-proof enclosure in torrential monsoon rains, also said that inflation running at nearly 10 percent was a problem, but that solving it will be top-most priority in the coming months.The 78-year-old prime minister dwelt at length on the problem of graft, which has sapped his government in its second term and tarnished his own reputation as Mr Clean.Today the world recognises our potential to be one of the major economic powers globally. But the problem of corruption is a big obstacle in such a transformation, Singh conceded.
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