New Delhi: In a special gesture, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur will receive US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle at the Delhi airport on Sunday, sources here said on Saturday.
"Yes, the prime minister and his wife will be receiving the Obamas," sources at the Prime Minister's Office told IANS.
Obama is on a four-day visit to India. He arrived in Mumbai on Saturday afternoon, and is to reach New Delhi on Sunday afternoon.
The prime minister is hosting a private dinner on Sunday for the US first couple at his official residence, 7 Race Course Road.
Singh, 78, and Obama, 49, share a special chemistry and have praised each other on several occasions. Obama hosted the first state dinner of his presidency for Manmohan Singh in Washington on Nov 24 last year.
Obama leaves for Indonesia on Tuesday morning. He will also visit South Korea and Japan during his 14-day Asia trip.
Day 2 of Obama's visit:
At 9.30am he will celebrate Diwali at Holy Name school in South Mumbai
He will then head to St. Xavier's College for an Agricultural, Open Government and Technology Exposition at 10.30
He will then interact with farmers in Ajmer via video conferencing before attending a townhall meeting with students. That's at 11.45am
The action will then shift to Delhi where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be bypassing protocol to personally receive the US president at the airport at 3.30 this afternoon Obama is scheduled to visit Humayun's tomb at around 4.45pm
He will also be meeting Sonia Gandhi and attending a reception by the US Ambassador at Roosevelt House.
That will be followed by dinner at the Prime Minister's residence.
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