President Pratibha Patil today visited AIIMS to enquire about the health of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is recuperating after a coronary by-pass surgery, and wished him a speedy recovery.

The President met the Prime Minister's wife Gursharan Kaur and one of his daughters and spent about 20 minutes with them, a Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson said. "Kaur told the President that the Prime Minister is recovering speedily.