PM Manmohan Singh turns 75

New Delhi, Sep 26: President Pratibha Patil, Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and several other leaders greeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his 75th birthday today.

The leaders sent flowers and greetings to Dr Singh, who is convalescing at his official residence at 7 Race Course Road after surgery for a prostate gland problem, an official spokesman said.

Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi called on Dr Singh to extend her greetings.

Dr Singh, born in 1932, does not celebrate his birthday.

The Prime Minister is slated to release a book later in the day.

UNI