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Narendra Modi seeks mother’s blessings on birthday, gets wishes from Japan


Mangalore Today News Network

Gandhinagar, Sep 17, 2014: On his 64th birthday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought mother’s blessings at her home here on Wednesday.

 

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The PM also received calls from his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and President Pranab Mukherjee to wish him.

Donning saffron kurta, Modi arrived here, 23 km from Ahmedabad, alone in a normal vehicle without any security to meet his mother Heeraben on his first birthday as Prime Minister.

He touched his mother’s feet and conversed with her in front of the cameras.

On the occasion, Modi’s mother donated Rs 5,000 for the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for Jammu and Kashmir flood victims.

PM Modi’s mother Hira Baa, 95, had been counting the days and hours to embrace her son on his birthday. This is the first visit of Modi to his home state after he became the Prime Minister.

Gujarati sweets - churma ke laddoo, lapsi and kansar - were offered to the PM by his mother.

Meanwhile, Modi received a call from Abe who wished him on his birthday, in a reflection of the special bonding the two Prime Ministers enjoy.

Modi visited Japan only a fortnight back and the warmth between the two leaders was at display during that.

President Mukherjee called up Modi to wish him.

Vice President Hamid Ansari also wished him.

Meanwhile, Gujarat’s Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, on microblogging website Twitter, saluted Hiraba for giving a nationalist son to India.

Hira Baa, a quiet lady who is proud of her son, is staying with her other son Pankaj Modi who is an employee of the state information department in Gandhinagar.

Tight security arrangements had been in place at Pankaj Modi’s residence for the PM’s visit.

The PM had earlier urged people that his birthday should not be celebrated, and instead they should help the Jammu and Kashmir flood victims.

The PM had also said that there will be programmes on September 17 for visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, who will be in Gujarat, but not for his birthday.

 

Courtesy: Indiatoday


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