NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, NOV 8
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted former deputy PM and BJP’s longest-serving president LK Advani on his 94th birthday on Monday.
PM @narendramodi and senior BJP leaders greets Former Deputy Prime Minister #LKAdvani on his birthday. LK Advani turns 94 today@kittybehal10 @AditiAnarayanan @JPNadda @rajnathsingh @AmitShah @MVenkaiahNaidu #LKAdvaniJi #LKAdvanibirthday #NarendraModi pic.twitter.com/bgTRCk58dC
— India Ahead News (@IndiaAheadNews) November 8, 2021
Besides PM Modi, other BJP leaders, including the party’s national president JP Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, also greeted Advani and lauding his contributions to the country and the party.
Birthday greetings to respected Advani Ji. Praying for his long and healthy life. The nation remains indebted to him for his numerous efforts towards empowering people and enhancing our cultural pride. He is also widely respected for his scholarly pursuits and rich intellect.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 8, 2021
“Birthday greetings to respected Advani Ji. Praying for his long and healthy life. The nation remains indebted to him for his numerous efforts towards empowering people and enhancing our cultural pride. He is also widely respected for his scholarly pursuits and rich intellect,” Modi tweeted. The Prime Minister later visited Advani at his residence to wish the BJP stalwart on his birthday.
हम सबके प्रेरणास्रोत एवं मार्गदर्शक, श्रद्धेय लालकृष्ण आडवाणी जी को उनके जन्मदिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ। वे भारत के उन सबसे सम्मानित नेताओं में गिने जाते हैं, जिनकी विद्वता, दूरदर्शिता, बौद्धिक क्षमता और राजनय का लोहा सभी मानते हैं। ईश्वर उन्हें स्वस्थ रखे एवं दीर्घायु करे।
— Rajnath Singh (मोदी का परिवार) (@rajnathsingh) November 8, 2021
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hailed Advani as an inspiration and guide, and said he is counted among those most respected leaders whose scholarship, foresight and intellect are acknowledged by everyone.
The principal architect of the BJP’s rise as a major national political party as he tied its fortunes with the Ram Janmabhoomi movement in the late 80s, Advani crafted and shaped the Hindutva politics, and spearheaded the party and its forerunner Jana Sangh for decades along with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Born in Karachi in the undivided India, he joined the RSS and then the Jana Sangh since the latter’s foundation.
