General Bikram Singh hosts farewell dinner for outgoing Defence Minister Antony

Army chief Gen Bikram Singh held a farewell dinner for Defence Minister AK Antony here.

New Delhi: Army chief Gen Bikram Singh on Monday held a farewell dinner for Defence Minister AK Antony here.
The Army Chief, who also heads the Chiefs of Staffs Committee, hosted the farewell dinner at the Akash Air Force officers` mess here.

Senior military and civilian officers were present, Army officials said here.

Antony, who had replaced Pranab Mukherjee as the Defence Minister in UPA-I government in 2006, is the longest-serving Defence Minister in the country.

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