​​​​​​​'Nice of him to send..': Subramanian Swamy shares PM Modi's birthday letter to him

On Tuesday, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy shared a letter sent to him by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday. Swamy posted letter on his Twitter handle and said that it was nice of Prime Minister to greet him using appropriate Sanskrit saying. In letter, PM Modi had extended his heartiest greetings to Dr Swamy, adding that he hopes Swamy continues to use his 'rich and diverse' experience in public life towards efforts of 'nation-building.'

Prime Minister had written a Sanskrit saying, "prarthayamahe bhava shatayushi ishvaras-sada tvam cha rakshatu", which roughly translates to "May you live 100 years and May God protect you". Subramanian Swamy turned 81 on September 15, Tuesday.

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Prime Minister's own birthday is in two days time, on September 17.

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Dr Swamy seeks clarity on LAC situation 

As Monsoon session began on September 14, Dr Swamy stated his expectations, and said that PM Modi should make it clear in Parliament if his government is committed to achieving status quo ante in Ladakh that is withdrawal of Chinese troops to pre-April 18 positions. He had also raised questions on five-point consensus between India and China after meeting of Foreign Ministers of both countries, and highlighted that it doesn't mention about 'Status Quo Ante' in Ladakh. He is likely to get a response on Tuesday as Defence Minister is set to address Parliament on recent events in Ladakh.

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Earlier, Dr Swamy also wrote to Prime Minister Modi for postponement of NEET and JEE examination in wake of COVID-19. He had a Twitter tete-a-tete with Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, on number of students who appeared for JEE Mains examination. Swamy had earlier also targeted BJP government at Centre on issues of ecomy, RBI's loan moratorium pack, etc.

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