"You will not remain in power, and nor will I remain in power. This will be a remembrance of our friendship," Cameron had said smilingly as he handed over the gift, the PMO source recounted.
"All books at the prime minister's house are being catalogued. He received hundreds and hundreds of books.. What he wants to take and what he wants to leave behind at the PMO are all being catalogued," the official added, saying Manmohan Singh, who never stopped being an academic, was giving particular attention to the books he was going to take with him to read.
Among the gifts are also six tea sets received as gifts from abroad. They were used to serve tea to guests at the prime minister's residence. The tea sets will remain with the PMO.
On the eve of his demitting office after ten years at the head of a UPA coalition government, Manmohan Singh is to "address the people" in a farewell address.
Singh would be demitting office on May 17, a day after the Lok Sabha elections results are announced. "It will be a kind of address to the people.. The process of writing the speech has begun," a PMO official said.
On Jan 3, this year Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed his final press conference, and only his third one in ten years. He announced his retirement from politics at the press conference.
