The meeting lasted for 35 minutes, according to sources.
Swamy apprised the President about his visit to China starting tomorrow and some other issues.
Later, Swamy left for a 10-day visit to China during which he will meet senior Chinese leaders and discuss issues relating to economic cooperation and national security among others.
He is visiting China at the invitation of Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs, a leading think-tank of China's Foreign Ministry.