No special clothes for Manmohan's swearing-in

A simple man, the PM-designate will wear his 'regular clothes' when he will be administered oath of office by President Kalam on Saturday.

A simple man, Prime Minister-designate Manmohan Singh will wear his 'regular clothes' when he is to be sworn in by President APJ Abdul Kalam, possibly on Saturday.

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Asked by reporters whether special clothes had been ordered for Singh for the swearing-in ceremony, his wife Gursharan Kaur said "he will wear his regular clothes.

"I think he will be uncomfortable if he has to wear special clothes," she said with a smile on her face.

Singh usually wears white pyjama-kurta and sports a light blue turban.