Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will spend his 68th birthday in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Monday. The PM will reach Varanasi for a two-day visit in the afternoon. He will visit Narur village, where he will interact with children of a primary school, aided by an non-profit organisation (NGO).
Later, he will interact with students of Kashi Vidyapeeth and children assisted by them on the premises of Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW).
President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, BJP chief Amit Shah and Congress president Rahul Gandhi were among the first to greet him.
“Birthday greetings to our Prime Minister @narendramodi. Wish him a long life and many years of dedicated service to the people of the country,” President Ram Nath Kovind tweeted.
“Warm Birthday wishes to Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. India is making rapid strides under his visionary leadership and taking its rightful place in the comity of nations. May he be blessed with long and healthy life,” said Vice President Naidu’s Twitter handle.
Amit Shah hailed Modi’s leadership, saying India under him has become synonymous with development and that he has infused energy into every section of society like never before.
“India has a government under Modi, which is committed to the development of the poor, farmers and every section of society,” the BJP chief said in a tweet.
“Happy Birthday to our PM, Narendra Modi ji! Wishing him good health and happiness always,” Rahuk Gandhi tweets.