PM Modi extends birthday wishes to Rahul Gandhi: 'May he be blessed with long and healthy life'

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi turned 55.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended birthday wishes to Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.

"Birthday greetings to the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Shri Rahul Gandhi. May he be blessed with a long and healthy life," PM Modi wrote on X. Gandhi turned 55.

BJP leader and Union minister Nitin Gadkari also took to social media platform X and wished  Gandhi. “Extending my heartfelt birthday wishes to the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and Lok Sabha MP from Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh Shri @RahulGandhi ji.May this occasion bring joy and the year ahead be filled with health and prosperity,” Gadkari wrote.

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin extended wishes to the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, saying he is bound to the Gandhi not by blood but by thought, vision and purpose.

"Warm birthday wishes to my brother-in-ideals, @RahulGandhi — bound not by blood, but by thought, vision, and purpose. May you continue to stand firm and lead with courage. In our march towards a brighter India, victory shall be ours," Stalin said in a post on X.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also extended his wishes to the Congress leader.

"Greetings to the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Shri @RahulGandhi on his birthday. May he be blessed with good health and a long life," Singh said in a post on X.