Modi turns 66

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was
today greeted by President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice-President Hamid Ansari and other prominent persons on his 66th birthday.
Modi, who is in Gujarat, received birthday greetings from President and Vice President over phone.
Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is on a visit here, also wished him over phone.
Chief Justice of India T S Thakur personally met Modi at Raj Bhawan in Gandhinagar to greet him, official sources said.
"My warm greetings and good wishes to PM @narendramodi on his 67th birthday," tweeted Mukherjee.

"Let this day be the beginning of a year of greater achievements in life of PM @narendramodi and our nation," he said in another tweet.

"May the Almighty bless PM @narendramodi with good health, happiness & many more years of dedicated service to the nation," Mukherjee added.
In response, the PM tweeted "I thank Honourable Rashtrapati ji for his kind birthday greetings."
Vice President Ansari, who is visiting Venezuela, also wished Modi.
In his reply, the PM tweeted, "My gratitude to Vice President Shri Hamid Ansari for his wishes."
Modi also thanked CJI Thakur for his wishes.
"Met CJI Shri Thakur. I thank him for his kind wishes," he tweeted.
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Union Health Minister J P Nadda also wished Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday and said it was an occasion to dedicate ourselves for social causes with determination.

"Prime Minister's birthday is being observed as Sewa Diwas (Day of Service) by organising various social service works. It is an occasion to get inspiration and re-dedicate ourselves with determination towards social causes," he told reporters in Bhopal after inaugurating a blood donation camp at the Madhya Pradesh BJP headquarters.
Nadda is in the city to take part in various programmes, including a visit to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhopal.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also wished the Prime Minister on behalf of the 7.5 crore population of the state.
The Chief Minister on the occasion visited Mahatma Gandhi Leprosy Ashram and appealed to citizens to serve the needy.