18 September,2013 01:25 AM IST | | Agencies
The Gujarat chief minister sought blessings from his mother on his 63rd birthday.
u00a0maa ka ladla: Gujarat CM Narendra Modi's mom Hiraba blesses him on his 63rd birthday. Pic/AFP
Modi also visited former CM and Gujarat Parivartan Party leader Keshubhai Patel at his home to seek his blessings.
"People have blessed me and I believe their blessings will never go to waste. It will give me strength and capability," said Modi, who was on Friday anointed the BJP's prime ministerial candidate.u00a0