J&K LG, others greet PM Modi on 71st birthday

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and J&K Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday on Friday. PM Modi turns 71 today.

“Happy birthday and best wishes to Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. I wish you good health and long life and continue to serve the nation with your well-known spirit of ‘Aharnisham Sevamahe’,” tweeted President Kovind.

Home Minister Amit Shah lauded PM Modi, saying he not only gave the country the idea to think ahead of time and prove its resolve with hard work but also made it a reality.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Narendra Modi has written many new chapters in development and good governance in his tenure so far and wished that he would fulfil his dream of making India a strong, prosperous and proud country.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman also took to Twitter to extend greetings to the prime minister as he turns a year older.

“Greetings to PM Narendra Modi on his birthday today. My prayers for his long and healthy life. Dedication to Maa Bharati has guided his every step. Very reassuring to have such leadership at such challenging times. Honoured to serve under his guidance,” Sitharaman tweeted.

Conveying birthday greeting to the PM, Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani said, “The embodiment of commitment and purity, and the successful PM of the country who dedicated his life for the welfare of the people. Happy Birthday to Narendra Modi ji. Under your leadership, the country is making steady progress. I pray for your long life and good health.”

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari prayed for the prime minister’s health and long life.

“Happy Birthday, dear Narendra bhai. The immense patriotism, the readiness to work hard, the ability to make decisions and the self-confidence shown by you to take India to the highest glory is unprecedented. May you stay healthy and live long and under your leadership the dream of self-reliant India will come true,” Gadkari tweeted.

Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha also greeted PM Modi on his birthday.

In a tweet on official twitter handle of LG, Sinha said “Warm Birthday wishes to Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi Ji. I pray for his long & healthy life. Your exceptional, tireless efforts towards development of New India have been a source of inspiration for all of us. May the nation continue to progress under your dynamic leadership & vision”.

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