Adityanath terms PM ‘torchbearer of hope’ on birthday; deputy CMs, Akhilesh also extend greetings

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 75th birthday, describing him as the torchbearer of the hopes and aspirations of 1.4 billion Indians.

The opposition Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav also wished the prime minister “a healthy, meaningful, harmonious, inclusive and positive” life. Besides him, both deputy chief ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak took to social media to greet PM Modi on the occasion.

“Heartiest birthday greetings to the illustrious Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, the torchbearer of the hopes and aspirations of 1.4 billion Indians, who has positioned ‘New India’ in the front row on the global stage, the world’s most popular politician, the guide for all of us, and the one who has realised the vision of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshth Bharat’!” said Adityanath in Hindi on X.