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PM Modi extends birthday greetings to Sharad Pawar, prays for his 'long, healthy life'

Modi wishes Sharad Pawar
Modi wishes Sharad Pawar
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Published : Dec 12, 2019, 12:32 PM IST

Updated : Dec 12, 2019, 1:22 PM IST

13:05 December 12

  • महाराष्ट्र विकास आघाडीचे मार्गदर्शक, राष्ट्रवादी काँग्रेस पक्षाचे राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष @PawarSpeaks साहेब आपणास वाढदिवसाच्या मनःपूर्वक शुभेच्छा! तुम्हाला उदंड आणि निरोगी आयुष्य लाभो ही ईश्वरचरणी प्रार्थना! pic.twitter.com/0pLqRdV98k

    — Office of Uddhav Thackeray (@OfficeofUT) December 12, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray greeted NCP chief Sharad Pawar on the occasion of his 79th birthday on Thursday.

Thackeray described Pawar as the "guide" of the Maharashtra Vikas Agadhi, the front set up by the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress to form government in the state last month.

The chief minister, in a message posted on micro-blogging site Twitter, extended his good wishes to Pawar and prayed for his long and healthy life.

He also paid tributes to late BJP leader Gopinath Munde, whose birth anniversary is being observed on Thursday.

The chief minister described Munde as a "people's leader and son of Marathawada".

Munde died in June 2014 after his car met with a road accident in New Delhi.

The late BJP veteran's daughter Pankaja Munde, who was a Cabinet minister in the previous Devendra Fadnavis-led state government, lost the October 21st Assembly election from Parli to her estranged cousin Dhananjay Munde of the NCP.

Also read: Rajya Sabha passes CAB: PM Modi termed as landmark day for country

11:57 December 12

PM wishes NCP chief

  • Greetings to Shri Sharad Pawar Ji on his birthday. Praying for his long and healthy life. @PawarSpeaks

    — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 12, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended greetings to NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on his 79th birthday and prayed for the latter's "long and healthy life."

"Greetings to Shri Sharad Pawar Ji on his birthday. Praying for his long and healthy life. @PawarSpeaks," Modi said tagging the NCP chief.

Born in Baramati in Maharashtra on December 12, 1940, Pawar has been a dominant figure in both state and national politics for the past several years.

His political acumen and stature led him to occupy top positions in his career, becoming the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on three occasions.

He has also been the union minister of agriculture and consumer affairs during the UPA regime between 2004 to 2014.

Pawar was also the Defence Minister between 1991 to 1993 in the government headed by PV Narasimha Rao. He has been a Lok Sabha lawmaker from the traditional bastion of Baramati, a seat currently represented by his daughter Supriya Sule.

Outside of politics, Pawar has served as the Chairman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from 2005 to 2008 and as the President of the international Cricket Council (ICC) from 2010 to 2012. He has also been the President of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA).

In 2017, Pawar was conferred the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second-highest civilian honour.

Pawar's NCP, along with Congress and Shiva Sena, has formed an alliance called 'Maha vikas Aghaddi' with Uddhav Thackeray as the Chief Minister of the state.

Also read: This Rajasthan village is leading the way towards single-use plastic-free future

13:05 December 12

  • महाराष्ट्र विकास आघाडीचे मार्गदर्शक, राष्ट्रवादी काँग्रेस पक्षाचे राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष @PawarSpeaks साहेब आपणास वाढदिवसाच्या मनःपूर्वक शुभेच्छा! तुम्हाला उदंड आणि निरोगी आयुष्य लाभो ही ईश्वरचरणी प्रार्थना! pic.twitter.com/0pLqRdV98k

    — Office of Uddhav Thackeray (@OfficeofUT) December 12, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray greeted NCP chief Sharad Pawar on the occasion of his 79th birthday on Thursday.

Thackeray described Pawar as the "guide" of the Maharashtra Vikas Agadhi, the front set up by the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress to form government in the state last month.

The chief minister, in a message posted on micro-blogging site Twitter, extended his good wishes to Pawar and prayed for his long and healthy life.

He also paid tributes to late BJP leader Gopinath Munde, whose birth anniversary is being observed on Thursday.

The chief minister described Munde as a "people's leader and son of Marathawada".

Munde died in June 2014 after his car met with a road accident in New Delhi.

The late BJP veteran's daughter Pankaja Munde, who was a Cabinet minister in the previous Devendra Fadnavis-led state government, lost the October 21st Assembly election from Parli to her estranged cousin Dhananjay Munde of the NCP.

Also read: Rajya Sabha passes CAB: PM Modi termed as landmark day for country

11:57 December 12

PM wishes NCP chief

  • Greetings to Shri Sharad Pawar Ji on his birthday. Praying for his long and healthy life. @PawarSpeaks

    — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 12, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended greetings to NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on his 79th birthday and prayed for the latter's "long and healthy life."

"Greetings to Shri Sharad Pawar Ji on his birthday. Praying for his long and healthy life. @PawarSpeaks," Modi said tagging the NCP chief.

Born in Baramati in Maharashtra on December 12, 1940, Pawar has been a dominant figure in both state and national politics for the past several years.

His political acumen and stature led him to occupy top positions in his career, becoming the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on three occasions.

He has also been the union minister of agriculture and consumer affairs during the UPA regime between 2004 to 2014.

Pawar was also the Defence Minister between 1991 to 1993 in the government headed by PV Narasimha Rao. He has been a Lok Sabha lawmaker from the traditional bastion of Baramati, a seat currently represented by his daughter Supriya Sule.

Outside of politics, Pawar has served as the Chairman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from 2005 to 2008 and as the President of the international Cricket Council (ICC) from 2010 to 2012. He has also been the President of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA).

In 2017, Pawar was conferred the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second-highest civilian honour.

Pawar's NCP, along with Congress and Shiva Sena, has formed an alliance called 'Maha vikas Aghaddi' with Uddhav Thackeray as the Chief Minister of the state.

Also read: This Rajasthan village is leading the way towards single-use plastic-free future

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