PM Modi wishes Sharad Pawar on his 80th birthday

NE NEWS SERVICE

NEW DELHI, DEC 12

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on his 80th birthday on Saturday.

“Best wishes to @PawarSpeaks Ji on his birthday. May Almighty bless with good health and a long life,” Modi tweeted.

Pawar, a former Union minister, and Maharashtra chief minister is one of the foremost opposition leaders and is seen as a pivot to the anti-BJP front in the country.

He is known to share a good rapport with politicians, including the prime minister, across political parties.