Narendra Modi, chiefs of military services host farewell dinners for Pranab Mukherjee

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a farewell dinner for President Pranab Mukherjee as the latter gets ready to leave office, and presented him with a memento on the occasion on Saturday. PTI

The dinner on Saturday was attended by President-elect Ram Nath Kovind, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, senior Union ministers and BJP leaders. PTI

Narendra Modi shares a moment with Mukherjee at the dinner on Saturday. President Mukherjee will be given a farewell by members of parliament on Sunday in the Central Hall of Parliament. Twitter @narendramodi

Mukherjee, who is also the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, was given a farewell by the Chiefs of Staff Committee at Manekshaw Centre on Friday. PTI

President Pranab Mukherjee was accompanied by Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence Arun Jaitley during the dinner on Friday. PTI

The president, who was presented mementos by the chiefs of the armed forces, interacted with multiple senior military officers and in his farewell address, extended his wishes to all members of the forces and their families. Twitter @adgpi

Mukherjee, in his address on Friday, also paid tributes to the martyrs and their families for their sacrifices for the nation. Twitter @adgpi