Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday wished President Droupadi Murmu a long and healthy life on her 66th birthday. She started her day by visiting the Lord Jagannath temple in Delhi and prayed for the welfare of all citizens.
"Jai Jagannath! Today I visited the Jagannath temple in Delhi and prayed for the welfare of all countrymen and also (wished) that our country continues to set new standards of progress," the President's office said in a social media post in Hindi, along with pictures of the visit.
She was born on June 20, 1958 at Uparbeda village in Odisha's Mayurbhanj. She was sworn-in as the 15th President of India on July 25, 2022.
"Vice President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar along with his wife Dr Sudesh Dhankhar called on President Droupadi Murmu and conveyed birthday greetings to the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan," the President's office said.
In his birthday greetings to President Murmu, Prime Minister Modi said the President's "wisdom and emphasis on serving the poor and marginalised are a strong guiding force".
"Warm birthday wishes to Rashtrapati Ji. Her exemplary service and dedication to our nation inspire us all. Her wisdom and emphasis on serving the poor and marginalised are a strong guiding force.
"Her life journey gives hope to crores of people. India will always be grateful to her for her tireless efforts and visionary leadership. May she be blessed with a long and healthy life," Modi said in a social media post.
The Congress extended birthday greetings to President Droupadi Murmu and said her innate wisdom and steadfast commitment to India's progress, continues to guide all Indians.
In a social media post, Congress president Kharge said, "On behalf of the Congress party, we extend our warm birthday greetings to the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu ji. We wish you a long and healthy life."
"May your innate wisdom and steadfast commitment to India's progress, welfare and justice, continue to guide all Indians," he said.
