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Here is what PM Modi wants as birthday gift
Wishes poured in from all corners of the country and the worldas PM Modi celebrated his 70th birthday on Thursday. The PM thanked everyone and said, “These greetings give me strength to serve and work towards improving the lives of my fellow citizens.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who celebrated his 70th birthday on Thursday, thanked everyone for their wishes and asked people to keep wearing face masks and take precaution to defeat the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) as a gift.
“Since many have asked, what is it that I want for my birthday, here is what I seek right now: Keep wearing a mask and wear it properly. Follow social distancing. Remember ‘Do Gaj Ki Doori.’ Avoid crowded spaces. Improve your immunity. Let us make our planet healthy,” he said in a tweet.
Wishes poured in from all over the country and all over the world for the Prime Minister. PM Modi thanked everyone and said, “These greetings give me strength to serve and work towards improving the lives of my fellow citizens.”
US president Donald Trump tweeted his wishes for the “great leader and loyal friend” and Russia’s Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel wrote letters to Modi wishing him on his birthday.
PM Modi celebrated his birthday in Varanasi where he offered prayers at Kashi Vishwanath temple and interacted with ragpicker children.
India continued to record a high number of Covid-19 infections as the daily cases neared 1 lakh on Thursday. The total number of Covid-19 infections now stands at 51,18,253, according to the Union health ministry update on Thursday morning. The death toll is at 83,198 and the recovery rate has improved to 78.53 per cent, the health ministry said.
