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PM Modi hosts farewell dinner for outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee

| | Jul 23, 2017, at 04:01 am
New Delhi, July 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hosted a a farewell dinner for outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee here.


Modi presented a memento to the President.

"In keeping with tradition, PM @narendramodi presents a memento to President Pranab Mukherjee at the farewell hosted by him for the President," PMO India tweeted.

"Pranab Mukherjee signed the visitors book at Hyderabad House on the occasion of the farewell hosted for him by Modi.

Mukherjee, who became the 'first citizen' of the country in 2012, will have to vacate his office as his tenure expires this month.

The outgoing President was a Congress leader for decades and also held several important portfolios like finance and defence ministries earlier.

The swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Ram Nath Kovind will be held on July 25.

He was named as the newly elected President on Thursday.

Kovind secured 7,02,044 out of 10,69,358 valid votes polled, which is approximately 66%.

Image: PMO India Twitter page

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