President Pranab Mukherjee today hosted an “At Home” on the occasion of Independence Day. Mr Mukherjee met dignitaries and diplomatic corps in the sprawling Mughal Gardens at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh along with his wife Gursharan Kaur, Lok Sabha Speaker Mrs Meira Kumar and Congress President Mrs Sonia Gandhi BJP leaders Mr L K Advani, Mrs Sushma Swaraj, Mr Arun Jaitley and Mr Ravi Shanker Prasad, Mr Lalu Prasad of RJD and Mr D P Tripathi of NCP were among the dignateries present on the occassion.

Several Union Ministers were also present. 93-year-old Marshall of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh who was seen moving and shaking hands with the guests. The three services chiefs — General Bikram Singh, Air Chief N A K Browne and Admiral Nirmal Verma were also present.