Sonia to host farewell dinner for Manmohan today

May 14, 2014 09:15

Congress president Sonia Gandhi will host a farewell dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday, two days before the announcement of results of Lok Sabha elections.

A memento is also expected to be presented to Dr Singh signed by all members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and Union Ministers, sources said.

Yesterday, which was also his last day at work, a standing ovation and emotional farewells greeted the Prime Minister as he prepared to demit office on Saturday, a day after the national election verdict.

To his staff at South Block, his office of 10 years, Dr Singh said, "You served the nation well. God bless you."

He later chaired the last meeting of his Cabinet's economic panel.

Dr Singh, 81, had announced earlier this year that he would not seek a third term even if the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won this time.

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