London, September 19: Former British Prime Minister David Cameron released his much anticipated memoirs "For the Record" on Thursday, and apart from the Brexit part which dominates the theme of the book, there's another revelation regarding former India PM Dr Manmohan Singh, which can lead to PM Singh's legacy getting re-examined. Cameron revealed in his autobiography or political memoir that Dr Manmohan Singh "vowed" of attacking Pakistan after the 26/11 attacks. Ex-PM David Cameron 'sorry' for Creating Brexit Divisions.

"For 3 years I have kept relatively quiet about politics. But I think it’s right former PMs write their memoirs, to explain what they did and why. For the Record is out Thursday," tweeted Cameron.

Here's what he wrote about former India PM Manmohan Singh's comment after the 26/11 attacks.

"I got on well with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He was a saintly man, but he was robust on the threats India faced. On a later visit, he told me that another terrorist attack like that (2008) in Mumbai in July 2011, and India would have to take military action against Pakistan," says an excerpt from the book.

David Cameron on India

"When it came to India, I argued that we needed a modern partnership - not one tinged with colonial guilt, but alive to the possibilities of the world's oldest democracy and the world's largest democracy. Many of Britain's most successful business leaders and cultural figures are from the Indian diaspora community and would be our greatest weapons in the endeavor."

David Cameron on PM Narendra Modi

"Hot on [Chinese President] Xi's heels came the new Indian PM, Narendra Modi. There were several 'moments' including the largest ever gathering of the Indian diaspora in the UK at Wembley Stadium."

"Before introducing Modi, I told the 60,000-strong crowd that I envisaged a British Indian entering No 10 Downing Street as PM one day. The roar of approval was incredible. And as Modi and I hugged on stage I hoped that this small gesture would be a signal of the open armed eagerness with which Britain approached the world."

David Cameron on Golden Temple in Amritsar

"For a long time, friends and colleagues in the British Indian community had encouraged me to go to the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The holiest of Sikh sites had been the scene of a massacre in 1919, when British Indian Army soldiers fired upon a peaceful public meeting, killing hundreds of people. No serving Prime Minister had ever been to Amritsar, let alone expressed regret for what happened. I wanted to change both those things, and would do so after the trade mission - the largest in UK history - I would lead in February 2013."

David Cameron on Same-Sex Marriage

Former Prime Minister David Cameron called the same-sex marriage law the biggest moment of his tenure. “Equal marriage was one of the most contentious, hard-fought and divisive issues during my time as prime minister.” (With PTI Inputs)

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