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PM Modi turns 69 today

Pratidin Bureau

Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 69 on Tuesday, thousands of netizens flooded Twitter with extending their best wishes to the prime minister. Among the five top trends on the micro-blogging site, the first four are related to the 69th birthday of PM Modi.

Trends like #happybirthdaynarendramodi, #HappyBdayPMModi, HappyBirthdayPM, and #NarendraModiBirthday have dominated Twitter. A large number of supporters and well-wishers have extended their warm wishes to PM Modi. They hailed him for uplifting the images of India across the globe. Many recalled his contribution to the development.

PM Modi, who would start his birthday celebration by visiting his mother Heeraben today morning, arrived in Ahmedabad on Monday. His mother lives near Gujarat's Gandhinagar area with her younger son Pankaj Modi. He is also scheduled to visit Sardar Sarovar Dam.

Ahead of PM Modi birthday, his fan offered a gold crown to Lord Hanuman at Sankat Mochan Temple in Varanasi. Arvind Singh had vowed to offer crown weighing 1.25 kg if BJP wins Lok Sabha elections 2019 for the second consecutive term. In Bhopal, the BJP workers cut a 69-feet long cake to celebrate PM Modi's birthday.

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