PM Modi turns 72, wishes pour in from all corners

New Delhi, Sep 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi turns 72 on Saturday. Wishes have already begun pouring in from several dignitaries and politicians from across the globe. Among them is Russian President Vladimir Putin, who met PM Modi on Friday on the sidelines of SCO Summit 2022.

Calling Modi his "dear friend", Putin said he is aware that the Indian PM is "about to celebrate" his birthday. "As per Russian tradition, we never offer congratulations in advance, so I cannot do that right now. But I would like you to know that we know about, and we wish you all the best, we wish all the best to friendly Indian nation, and we wish prosperity to India," Putin told Modi.

Twitter has been abuzz with birthday wishes for the Prime Minister and #HappyBirthdayPMModi trending.

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राष्ट्र निर्माण और जनसेवा के समर्पित भाव से हम सबको अभिभूत करने वाले, विकसित भारत के आधार, प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी को जन्मदिन की अनंत शुभकामनाएं।

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- Ashwini Vaishnaw (@ashwinivaishnaw) 17 Sep 2022

Various leaders across parties including President Draupadi Murmu, Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor wished PM Modi on his birthday.

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Birthday greetings to the honourable PM Shri @narendramodi ji . May Lord Ganesh always bless you with lots of Strength, Happiness and Good Health. 💐🙏 #HappyBdayPMModi 👏

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- Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) 17 Sep 2022

"Hearty congratulations and best wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday. I wish that the nation-building campaign being carried out by you with incomparable hard work, dedication and creativity, continues to progress under your leadership. I wish that God bless you with good health and long life," President Murmu tweeted in Hindi.

प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी जी को जन्मदिवस की हार्दिक बधाई व शुभकामनाएं। मेरी कामना है कि आप के द्वारा अतुलनीय परिश्रम, कर्तव्यनिष्ठा और सृजनशीलता के साथ किया जा रहा राष्ट्रनिर्माण का अभियान, आप के नेतृत्व में आगे बढ़ता रहे। मेरी शुभेच्छा है कि ईश्वर आपको स्वस्थ और दीर्घायु बनाए।

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) September 17, 2022

Home Minister Amit Shah hailed PM Modi's effort to steer India in the right direction.

In a series of tweets in Hindi, Shah said with the parallel coordination of welfare of poor, good governance, development, national security and historical reforms, the Prime Minister has fulfilled his resolve to establish 'Maa Bharati' again at the top of the world. He said all this has been possible only because of a decisive leadership and the unwavering faith of the people in that leadership.

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माँ भारती की सेवा और नए भारत के निर्माण में खुद को समर्पित करने वाले विश्व के सर्वाधिक लोकप्रिय नेता PM नरेन्द्र मोदी जी के जन्मदिन पर शुभकामनाएं। देश के उत्थान में आपके द्वारा किये कार्य हमारे लिए प्रेरणीय हैं। आपके स्वस्थ व दीर्घायु जीवन की प्रार्थना करता हूँ। #HappyBdayModiJi

- Piyush Goyal (@piyushgoyal) 17 Sep 2022

"The life of the creator of a safe, strong and self-reliant New India @narendramodi is a symbol of service and dedication. For the first time after independence, by giving their rights to crores of poor, Modi has instilled a sense of hope and faith in them. Today every section of the country is standing with Modi like a rock," he said.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh extends birthday greetings to PM Narendra Modi.

"With his leadership, he has given unprecedented strength to the country's progress & good governance and provided a new height to India's prestige & self-respect before the world," he tweets.

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आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी! आपको जन्मदिन की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ! प्रभु आपको लम्बी और स्वस्थ आयु प्रदान करें! आप अपनी शपथ की ज़िम्मेदारी को बखूबी निभाने का प्रयत्न कर रहें है!सालों तक करते रहेंगे! आपके नेतृत्व के लिए धन्यवाद! Happy Birthday Prime Minister #NarendraModiji!🙏

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- Anupam Kher (@anupampkher) 17 Sep 2022

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted a one-line greeting for PM Modi. "Wishing PM Narendra Modi a happy birthday," he tweeted.

Wishing PM Narendra Modi a happy birthday.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 17, 2022

Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday.

"On the occasion of your birthday, best wishes for good health and long life, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. May Shri Pashupatinath always protect you," he tweeted.

"On the occasion of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's seventy-second birthday I have written to him to offer my warmest good wishes and prayers for his continued good health," tweeted Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama.