New Delhi, 10 May, 2014

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sent farewell letters to leaders of various countries, including US President Barack Obama, former Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Singh conveyed his thanks to them while recalling how they had worked together all these years.

The Prime Minister would be demitting office on May 17,a day after the Lok Sabha elections results are announced. He had earlier this year announced his retirement, after a decade at the helm of two successive United Progressive Alliance (UPA) governments.

In another development, Manmohan Singh is being given a farewell dinner by Congress President Sonia Gandhi on May 14.

On the eve of his demitting office , the Prime Minister is to “address the people” in a farewell speech.