Narendra Modi's 66th birthday: Wishes flow in from across the country

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was greeted on Saturday 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.

Met CJI Shri Thakur. I thank him for his kind wishes. pic.twitter.com/1ElNIgoP1m

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 17, 2016

“My warm greetings and good wishes to PM @narendramodi on his 67th birthday,” tweeted President Pranab Mukherjee.

My warm greetings and good wishes to PM @narendramodi on his birthday #PresidentMukherjee

— President Mukherjee (@POI13) September 17, 2016

“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.

Let this day be the beginning of a year of greater achievements in life of PM @narendramodi and our nation #PresidentMukherjee

— President Mukherjee (@POI13) September 17, 2016

“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.”

I thank Honourable Rashtrapati ji for his kind birthday greetings. @RashtrapatiBhvn

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 17, 2016

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.

Modi visited his mother Hiraba in Gandhinagar and took her blessings. He reached the residence of his brother Pankaj Modi in Raysan area of state capital here, where his 97-year-old mother is staying and spent around 25 minutes with her.

मां की ममता, मां का आशीर्वाद जीवन जीने की जड़ी-बूटी होता है। pic.twitter.com/JeEnDrVevU

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 17, 2016

#WATCH PM Narendra Modi meets his mother on the occasion of his birthday today, in Gandhinagar (Gujarat). pic.twitter.com/pl3IPgWLC6

— ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2016

Many other personalities also joined in to wish Modi. Tributes were made across the nation to commemorate the occasion.

Received the blessings and birthday greetings of Advani ji during our telephone conversation. My gratitude to him.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 17, 2016

Surat: World's biggest cake weighing 3750 kg has been made for PM Modi's birthday, attempting to break world record. pic.twitter.com/WWe64MFiY6

— ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2016

This cake will be cut by girls coming from various tribal areas and distributed amongst them and others. pic.twitter.com/RdLLtazetK

— ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2016

Nagpur: PM Narendra Modi’s look-alike celebrates PM Modi’s birthday, takes part in cleanliness drive. pic.twitter.com/iuYVufOPBK

— ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2016

PM @narendramodi to distribute 900 wheel chairs to Divyangs in Navsari, #Gujarat.#AIRPics: Yogesh Pandya pic.twitter.com/vSx1BZ8nQR

— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) September 17, 2016

Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ speaks to PM @narendramodi & extends birthday wishes to him.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 17, 2016

Happy birthday @narendramodi! Warmest and heartfelt wishes from a proud friend and a grateful nation. - AG

— Ashraf Ghani (@ashrafghani) September 17, 2016

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan celebrate PM Narendra Modi’s birthday with divyangs in Bhopal. pic.twitter.com/rAp841dQdf

— ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2016

Sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik's sand sculpture in Puri (Odisha) on the occasion of PM Modi's birthday. pic.twitter.com/GvwJsnrKGv

— ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2016

Surat: Shop owner gifts clothes to 200 divyangs & 55 HIV+ children on eve of PM's b'day (16.09.16) pic.twitter.com/eIKwVaG1El

— ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2016

#SevaDiwas #HBDPradhanSewak Swatchata Abhigyan at Hindu Burial Ground #Bengaluru #HappyBdayPMModi @narendramodi ji pic.twitter.com/607hgt0Bxs

— Sadananda Gowda (@DVSadanandGowda) September 17, 2016

Navsari (Guj): 989 lamps lit simultaneously on eve of PM Modi's birthday, makes Guinness World Record. pic.twitter.com/xH8uhBdPKe

— ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2016

PM Narendra Modi's birthday celebrated in Kanpur (UP) by locals. pic.twitter.com/GNQ0a64A5Q

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) September 17, 2016

#Gujarat Governor OP Kohli wishes PM @narendramodi on his birthday.#HappyBdayPMModi pic.twitter.com/ucOm6Hecp4

— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) September 17, 2016

Former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh conveyed birthday greetings to PM @narendramodi during their telephone conversation today.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 17, 2016

VIDEO: #HappyBdayPMModi : Distributed school bags, text books & tiffin boxes among the needy children #SevaDiwas pic.twitter.com/Z78Qe4tyGt

— Dr Jitendra Singh (@DrJitendraSingh) September 17, 2016

Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad spoke to PM @narendramodi and greeted him on his birthday.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 17, 2016

Heartiest birthday greetings to our beloved leader Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji, #HappyBdayPM #HBDPradhanSewak pic.twitter.com/B3wVRNEwNd

— Bandaru Dattatreya (@Dattatreya) September 17, 2016

Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav had a telephone conversation with PM @narendramodi & wished him on his birthday.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 17, 2016

Blood donation camp for Dengue and ChikunGunya patients @BJPDelhiState. #SevaDiwas#HappyBdayPMModi pic.twitter.com/PosRQuEKP8

— BJP Delhi (@BJP4Delhi) September 17, 2016

In #Pic : Students celebrate the birthday of PM @narendramodi, in Siliguri https://t.co/DHiWxTY6yZ#HappyBdayPMModi pic.twitter.com/6VWsdMDYcy

— Oneindia News (@Oneindia) September 17, 2016

Wishing a very happy b'day to our beloved PM Sh. @narendramodi. I pray for your long & healthy life.#HappyBdayPMModi pic.twitter.com/DzVSJ225Qi

— Birender Singh (@ChBirenderSingh) September 17, 2016

Celebrities like Varun Dhawan and Virender Sehwag also joined in to wish the Prime Minister in their special way.

This is how @Varun_dvn wished PM @narendramodi on his birthday. Watch live https://t.co/tMCgUYHkAI #Mindrocks16 pic.twitter.com/rEB3uHt5ct

— India Today (@IndiaToday) September 17, 2016

Happy Birthday @narendramodi ji.
66 not out Mubarak.Please score a century in ur life&also make this India's century pic.twitter.com/2ZClCqeYWb

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 16, 2016

You inspire us to do more for the country & have awakened the waning sense of pride in being #Indians 🙏 @narendramodi #HappyBdayPMModi

— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) September 17, 2016

A very happy birthday to @narendramodi. Vasudhaiva kutumbakam - the world is one family.

— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) September 17, 2016

Amul shared a whole album dedicated to Modi.