He met his mother Heeraben earlier in the day in Gandhinagar.
"Mother's love and blessings are the basic essence of life," PM Modi tweeted in Hindi along with two pictures of him and his mother.
The Prime Minister with his Mother. pic.twitter.com/nKRuNE9J0A
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 17, 2016
President Pranab Mukherjee greeted PM Modi on Twitter, saying "My warm greetings and good wishes to PM Narendra Modi on his birthday."
My warm greetings and good wishes to PM @narendramodi on his birthday #PresidentMukherjee
— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) September 17, 2016
"May the Almighty bless PM Narendra Modi with good health, happiness and many more years of dedicated service to the nation."
He thanked President Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari for their wishes.
In Gandhinagar, the Chief Justice of India TS Thakur also met Modi at Raj Bhawan, where he presented him flowers.
CJI Sh TS Thakur meets PM @narendramodi to wish him on his birthday. pic.twitter.com/D9efzDR7JP
— PIB India (@PIB_India) September 17, 2016
Among others, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani, President of the Bharatiya Janata Party Amit Shah, Minister of Information and Broadcasting M Venkaiah Naidu, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also wished the Prime Minister.
Heartiest greetings to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on his birthday. I wish him a long life and many years in service of the country.
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) September 17, 2016
Best wishes to Honourable Prime Minister @narendramodi ji on his birthday. pic.twitter.com/rw6HFlxMDl
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) September 17, 2016
Heartiest b'day Greetings to Sh @narendramodi ji,a dynamic and decisive PM of masses.May India continue to prosper under ur able leadership
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) September 17, 2016
In a unique gesture, Women and Child Development Minister, Maneka Gandhi planted saplings on PM Modi's birthday:
Just like these saplings will grow into mighty trees, may India flourish under Shri @narendramodi ji's leadership. pic.twitter.com/iTsf2sIod7
— Maneka Gandhi (@Manekagandhibjp) September 17, 2016
PM Modi arrived in Ahmedabad on a two-day visit on Friday night. He is scheduled to fly to the tribal district of Limkheda later on Saturday to inaugurate water and irrigation schemes worth over Rs 1,700 crore.
PM Modi will also address a public rally at Limkheda before leaving for Navsari in south Gujarat where he will address Samajik Adhikarita Shibir (workshop) for children with disabilities.
The Prime Minister would leave for Surat on his way to New Delhi on Saturday evening.
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