New Delhi: Today is the 66th Birthday of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi celebrates his 66th birthday today. Early in the morning of Saturday, Modi arrived in Gandhinagar, Gujarat to meet his mother seeking her blessings. PM Modi always meets his mother on the occasion of celebration like festival, birthday etc.
The mother of PM Modi – Heeraben Modi lives with his younger brother Pankaj Modi in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
PM Narendra Modi meets his mother on the occasion of his birthday today, in Gandhinagar (Gujarat). pic.twitter.com/s0N3kUULEW
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After taking the blessing of his mother, the Prime Minister Modi will go to the tribal district of Dahod to inaugurate various irrigation projects. Dahod district collector – Lalit Padaliya said that the inauguration ceremony will be held at Limkheda town which is around 25 km from the city and the PM will also address a public rally. Padaliya said that PM Modi will inaugurate Kadana-Hafeshwar irrigation project. Wish You Happy Birthday PM Narendra Modi Ji
#WATCH PM Narendra Modi meets his mother on the occasion of his birthday today, in Gandhinagar (Gujarat). pic.twitter.com/pl3IPgWLC6
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After this in the afternoon, PM Modi will visit the Navsari where he is scheduled to take part in a function where aid would be distributed to the differently-abled persons.
On Friday night on his arrival in the city, PM Modi was accorded a grand reception in Ahmedabad. It is the third visit of PM Modi in recent times to Gujarat. The Gujarat Assembly elections are due next year 2017.
PM Narendra Modi greets people from houses around his mother’s residence, in Gandhinagar (Gujarat). pic.twitter.com/qQxlFkcT5I
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Governor OP Kohli along with the new chief minister Vijay Rupani including the entire Gujarat cabinet, the newly-appointed president Jitu Vaghani and hundreds of party workers welcomed Modi at the airport.
PM Modi thanked Gujarat BJP leaders and party workers after his grand reception and drove to the Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar where he will spent the night.
Bharatiya Janta Party is facing a challenge in Gujarat ahead of next year’s Assembly elections in the aftermath of Patel quota agitation and the protests of Dalit community after the Una atrocity incident.
Last month Modi visited his home state twice— to condole the death of Sawminarayan sect’s leader Pramukhswami Maharaj and later to inaugurate an irrigation scheme in Saurashtra region.
Watch the video about the journey of PM Modi from his childhood to Prime Minister:
