PM Modi celebrates birthday with mother, tribals, specially-challenged

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated his 66th birthday on Saturday with his mother Hiraba as also the tribals and specially-challenged people while receiving greetings from President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice- President Hamid Ansari, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and a host of other national and foreign leaders.
Modi, who was born on this day in 1950 in Vadnagar area of Gujarat, began his day by meeting his 97-year-old mother in Raysan area of Gandhinagar and seeking her blessings.
His mother lives with his brother Pankaj Modi. The Prime Minister drove to his mother’s place in a single car without any escort or any official, PMO sources said.
He spent around 25 minutes with her before returning to Raj Bhavan where he is staying. Later, he attended two programmes and interacted with tribals and specially-challenged people. Through the day, Modi received birthday greetings from the President, the Vice President, his ministerial colleagues, other political leaders from various hues, film personalities and sports personalities also wished him on the occasion.
Modi inaugurated Rs 4,817 crore worth of irrigation and drinking water projects of the Gujarat government, seeking to cater to this parched region of Dahod district. (PTI)