Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh dismissed the allegations levelled by the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) of helping Vijay Mallya get loans and said "he has not done anything against the law of the land."

Manmohan Singh says did nothing against law of the land

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks to media after release 'The REAL State of Economy Report- 2017' at AICC

"All Prime Ministers and other ministers in any government receive representation from various captains of industry which is passed on to appropriate authority," the former Prime Minister said when asked about the charges.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram release 'The REAL State of Economy Report- 2017' at AICC

The former Prime Minister along with senior congress leader P. Chidamabaram today addressed a press conference to present Congress' document on state of Indian economy.

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram speaks to media after release 'The REAL State of Economy Report- 2017' at AICC in New Delhi

"What I did was with full satisfaction of mine that we were not doing anything against law of the land," Manmohan Singh said on the sidelines of the press conference.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with former Finance Minister P Chidambaram , Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala and Prof. Rajeev Gowda releases 'The REAL State of Economy Report- 2017