Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 71 and to mark the special occasion, 71,000 diyas (earthen lamps) will be lit up at Varanasi’s Bharat Mata Temple in Kashi. Even the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning to distribute 14 crore ration bags with “Thank-you Modiji” printed on them.
On PM’s birthday, President Ram Nath Kovind and other dignitaries and politicians greeted him with BJP leaders hailing his leadership.
Home Minister Amit Shah lauded Modi stated that he not only gave the country the idea to think ahead of time and fulfil its resolve with hardwork but also made it a reality.In Modi, the country has got a strong and decisive leader who gave a dignified life to those who were deprived of their rights for decades, he said.Modi brought them in the mainstream of development. The prime minister has shown the world what people-loving leadership is like.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated that Modi has written many new chapters in development and good governance in his tenure so far and wished that he fulfil his dream of making India a strong, prosperous and proud country.
