Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the 26th of September, wished Dr. Manmohan Singh, the former Prime Minister of India, on the latter’s 87th birthday.
Mr. Modi took to Twitter and wished Manmohan Singh. Mr. Modi said, “Best wishes to our former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji on his birthday. I pray for his long and healthy life.”
Manmohan Singh was born on the 26th of September, 1932 in a Punjab village, named Gah, before the partition of India. After the partition, Singh, along with his family, shifted to India in 1974.
Dr. Singh entered politics in the early ’70s. He joined the Indian Government and politics as the Economic Advisor in the Commerce Ministry.
He also held the position of Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014. Later, in 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the elections and formed the Government of India and Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister.
Manmohan Singh is also the first Sikh who was inducted into the Government of India as the Prime Minister of India.
Politicians, supporters and INC leaders took to Twitter and posted birthday wishes for Dr. Singh.
Ashok Gehlot, the Chief Minister of Rajasthan and Amrinder Singh Gill, the Chief Minister of Punjab, also took to Twitter and wished Dr. Manmohan Singh.
A Happy Birthday to visionary former Prime Minister #ManmohanSingh ji, the Father of Economic reforms in Modern India, the epitome of honesty & integrity. His Education, Degrees, Knowledge and Talent has been acknowledged, appreciated and followed across the World. pic.twitter.com/Sxwt3vYUPX
— Kuldeep Bishnoi (@bishnoikuldeep) September 26, 2019
I wish former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh a very happy birthday.
Our country continues to benefit from Dr Singh’s leadership in Parliament and politics.
I wish him many more years in service to the country and its people. #ManmohanSingh
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) September 26, 2019
Warm birthday wishes to former Prime Minister Shri #ManmohanSingh ji. May you be blessed with good health and long life.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) September 26, 2019
Best wishes to former Prime Minister Dr. #ManmohanSingh Ji on his birthday. Wish him a long, healthy and happy life.#HappyBirthdayDrSingh pic.twitter.com/S2EbL4aH7r
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) September 26, 2019
Wishing a happy birthday to #ManmohanSingh. Persons like Dr. Manmohan Singh are rarely born. Pray for his good health and long life.
— SHARAD YADAV (@SharadYadavMP) September 26, 2019