The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has expressed grief over the passing away of Shri H.D. Shourie.

In a condolence message, the Prime Minister said that Shri Shourie belonged to that rare breed of individuals who put the 'public interest' above everything else. He strove relentlessly to safeguard and promote the rights of consumers and used public interest litigation, advocacy and other tools imaginatively towards this end. He will remain an important symbol of organised intervention by civil society on issues that are of deep concern to the common man, the Prime Minister added.