On PM Modi's 70th birthday, wishes pour in from Bollywood fraternity

Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 70 on Thursday, a landmark birthday that saw greetings pour in from Indian film industry in wishing him and lauding his contribution. Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Shahid Kapoor, Salman Khan, and many more took to ir Twitter handles to wish Prime Minister on his special day.

PM Modi ackwledged birthday messs and also thanked many ors for ir wishes. Responding to Anil Kapoor's heartfelt wish, PM Modi said, "Thank you @AnilKapoor Ji. Your fitness regime can inspire many youngsters out re!" [sic] While Anupam Kher, who shared his mor's video mess for PM also received a response from him, "re's thing greater than receiving a mor's blessing on a birthday. Thanks a lot @AnupamPKher."[sic]

PM Modi was born on this day in 1950 in a humble family in Gujarat and started working for Hindutva organisation, RSS, from an early . He rose through BJP's organisation due to his remarkable organisational abilities and ideological clarity, and his big break came in 2001 when party chose him to be Gujarat's Chief Minister, months before assembly elections in state.

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His connect with masses combined with his administrative abilities ensured that he led BJP to victory in state for three consecutive times. Aninted as party's prime ministerial candidate for 2014 general elections, Modi presented saffron party with its first ever majority and led it to a bigger win 2019 elections.

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(with PTI inputs)