As Prime Minister Narendra Modi turns 65 on Thursday, 17 September, 2015, well-wishers have extended greetings to him.
The hashtag #HappyBdayPM has been trending on Twitter since Thursday morning.
World number one badminton player Saina Nehwal had on Wednesday presented her racquet to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, wishing him a "happy birthday. It was the same racquet, with which she became the first Indian to win silver medal at the Badminton World Championship.
"I am pleased to meet honourable prime Minister and wished him Happy birthday in advance," PTI quoted Nehwal as saying.
"I am happy to present him a racket for his birthday. It's really good to know that he follows every sport regularly and also interesting thing is he spoke to me about my matches. He also congratulated me for my World Championship medal."
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister visited Shauryanjali, which is a commemorative exhibition on the Golden Jubilee of 1965 Indo-Pak War, at the Rajpath in New Delhi on Thursday.
Check out tweets from celebrities and politicians wishing PM Modi:
President Pranab Mukherjee
May the Almighty bless PM @narendramodi with good health, happiness & many more years of dedicated service to nation #PresidentMukherjee
— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) September 17, 2015
Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi
"Best wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modiji on his birthday," Rahul Gandhi tweeted.
Best wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modiji on his birthday. @narendramodi
— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) September 17, 2015
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
"Greetings to Prime Minister Sh Narendra Modi ji on his birthday. My prayers for his health and long life," greeted CM Kejriwal.
Greetings to Prime Minister Sh Narendra Modi ji on his birthday. My prayers for his health and long life
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) September 17, 2015
Home Minister Rajnath Singh
Greetings to the Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi on his birthday today. May God bless him with good health and long life.
— Rajnath Singh (@BJPRajnathSingh) September 17, 2015
Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel
"On behalf of whole of Gujarat and myself, I extend warm birthday greetings to our Prime Minister," tweeted Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel. She added that the PM's birthday will be observed as "Swachhta Divas" in the state.
To mark PM @narendramodi's b'day, Gujarat had undertaken an intensive cleanliness drive in last 2 days & is observing 'Swachhta Divas' today
— Anandiben Patel (@anandibenpatel) September 17, 2015
May God bless PM Shri @narendramodi with long life, good health & strength to take our motherland to greater heights of development.
— Anandiben Patel (@anandibenpatel) September 17, 2015
On behalf of whole of Gujarat and myself, I extend warm birthday greetings to our Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/lFPQ1ObKnw — Anandiben Patel (@anandibenpatel) September 17, 2015
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
My best wishes to Hon'ble PM @narendramodi ji on his birthday today. May God bless him with good health & success in all his endeavours.
— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) September 17, 2015
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
Wishing our beloved Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji a very happy birthday. #HappyBdayPM
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) September 17, 2015
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis
Heartiest birthday greetings to our beloved leader Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji, from Maharashtra. #HappyBdayPM pic.twitter.com/bpyFpTiPmz
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) September 17, 2015
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
I wish you good health and prosperity on your birthday Shri. Narendra Modi ji. @PMOIndia @narendramodi #HappyBdayPM
— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) September 17, 2015
Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu
Happy Birthday @narendramodi ji. Hope you continue to steer our country to prosperity under your visionary leadership. Wish you good health.
— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) September 17, 2015
Former J&K CM Omar Abdullah
Happy birthday @narendramodi ji. May God grant you a long life in the service of the nation. #HappyBdayPM
— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) September 17, 2015
BJP President Amit Shah
माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी जी को जन्मदिन की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं,ईश्वर से आपके उत्तम स्वास्थ्य एवं दीर्घायु की प्रार्थना करता हूँ
— Amit Shah (@AmitShahOffice) September 17, 2015
LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan
My warmest greetings to Sh. Modiji on his birthday. I pray that you be blessed with a long and healthy life. @narendramodi
— Ram Vilas Paswan (@irvpaswan) September 16, 2015
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur
Wishing you a very long peaceful and healthy life and leadership on your birthday, Sir @narendramodi #HappyBdayPM
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) September 17, 2015
Former Indian cricketer S Sreesanth
Happy birthday to our prime minister Mr.narendra Modi sir..respect always pic.twitter.com/x3EzxsZiW4
— Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) September 17, 2015
Former Australian cricketer Bret Lee
Happy birthday Sir @narendramodi Many happy returns for the day
— Brett Lee (@BrettLee_58) September 17, 2015
Children celebrate PM Modi's birthday in Silguri, West Bengal
PM Narendra Modi's birthday being celebrated by children in Siliguri (West Bengal). pic.twitter.com/otW6RbpMrp — ANI (@ANI_news) September 17, 2015
PM Narendra Modi's birthday being celebrated by children in Siliguri (West Bengal). pic.twitter.com/BuKhDOzG3L
— ANI (@ANI_news) September 17, 2015
