PM Modi turns 75, BJP celebrates with 'Sewa Pakhwada' as Prez, others greet him

Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 75 on Wednesday with a host of dignitaries and politicians lauding his leadership and the ruling BJP launching over a fortnight long Sewa Pakhwada to mark the birthday of its preeminent leaderThe BJPrun governments at the Centre and states have lined up an array of outreach welfare development and awareness programmes ranging from health camps to cleanliness drive get togethers of intellectuals and fairs to promote indigenous products across the country till October 2PM Modi himself is travelling to Dhar in Madhya Pradesh to kick off a nationwide campaign focusing on the health and nutrition of women and childrenHe will launch a slew of other development programmes including one with focus on tribal population and address a public meetingPresident Droupadi Murmu greeted PM Modi who was born in a poor family in Gujarats Vadnagar and praised him for instilling a culture of setting and achieving great goals in the countryToday the global community is also expressing its faith in your guidance Murmu said in her birthday greetings to the PMHeartfelt birthday greetings and best wishes to the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi ji By exemplifying the pinnacle of hard work through your extraordinary leadership you have instilled a culture of achieving great goals in the country she saidThanking her PM Modi said his government will remain dedicated to building a strong capable and selfreliant India with the help of its over 140 cr citizens and described her vision and ideas as inspirationalVice President C P Radhakrishnan said India is making a mark on the global stage and moving steadily towards the goal of a developed nation under his visionary leadershipSpeaker Om Birla said his unparalleled dedication and commitment to the country is an inspiration to every IndianBJP leaders and members of other parties extended birthday wishes to Modi who has led his party to unprecedented geographical expansion and electoral success since 2014Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Modi with his visionary leadership dedication to the nation and untiring hardwork has given the country new energy and shown it a new directionHe has enhanced Indias capability and respect globally and his commitment to peoples and the poors welfare is exemplary Singh saidHome Minister Amit Shah said PM Modi has been working tirelessly for peoples welfare for more than five decades and he is a living inspiration of the nation first motto for every citizenIn posts on X Shah described him as a symbol of sacrifice and dedication and inspiration for crores of countrymenThe home minister said from the RSS to the party and the government PM Modis journey in life shows the possibility of extensive transformations when resolve is as unwavering as the Himalayas and vision is as vast as the oceanThe entire nation takes pride in PM Modi who has brought unimaginable changes to the lives of crores of citizens and connected them to the journey of building a developed and selfreliant India he saidShah said that for the past four decades he has had the opportunity to observe PM Modi in various roles whether as an RSS pracharak the BJPs organisational general secretary chief minister of Gujarat or as the countrys prime minister for the past 11 yearsPM Modi has always placed the nation first and himself last Workers like me are fortunate to have had the chance to work with him in every role he has undertaken he saidBJP president J P Nadda said PM Modi has taken many transformative steps to build an aatmanirbhar and Viksit Bharat with the goal of progress of every section of societyUnder his leadership Indias spiritual and cultural heritage have received global prestige he addedUnion minister Nitin Gadkari hailed Modi as the worlds most popular leader and wished that India under his leadership becomes selfreliant and a vishwaguru eradicating terrorism and corruptionActorturnedpolitician Hema Malini also extended greetings to PM Modi describing his tenure as a transformative period that positioned India as a global powerIn a video message the BJP MP said PM Modis vision of Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas has empowered citizens across the countryRecalling her long association with the prime minister the Mathura MP said she had campaigned for him twice when he was the chief minister of GujaratShe also remembered Modi attending her ballet performance at Brij Raj Utsav in Mathura during the 525th birth anniversary celebrations of Mirabai when he was Gujarat chief ministerHe stayed for two hours to watch my show as the chief guest which made me feel truly honoured she saidShe further said PM Modi shared a deep connect with every citizen of India and respect for every party workerIt is rare to find someone so sensitive simple and rooted she addedHighlighting his support the Mathura MP recalled that Modi had campaigned for her in 2014 at her invitationI am fortunate that my public service journey began under his guidance enabling me to contribute to the welfare of the people of Mathura she saidPM Modi is the third longest serving prime minister of India after Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi and second in terms of an uninterrupted tenureIf the BJP emerged as the main challenger to the Congress under the dual leadership of Atal Bihar Vajpayee and L K Advani in the late 80s it has left the main opposition party far behind in popular support and poll dominance under Modi since he led his party to its maiden Lok Sabha majority in 2014While the BJP suffered a setback in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls by falling short of the halfway mark it has since recovered its mojo under PM Modi by pulling off impressive victories in assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra