BJP patriarch lK Advani on Wednesday reached a milestone in his life's journey as he celebrated his 90th birthday and shared the day with 90 visually-challenged children whom he fed and ate along with even as a number of top political leaders of different parties and Central Ministers greeted him on the occasion at his residence here.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the party veteran on Twitter saying "Birthday greetings to respected Advani Ji. I pray that he is blessed with good health and a long life."
"Advani Ji is a political stalwart, a leader who has distinguished himself through hard work and dedication towards our nation," he said in another early morning tweet. Modi paid a visit to his Prithviraj Road residence in the evening and greeted him. He spent nearly 15 minutes with the BJP patriarch.
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi also wished Advani on Twitter saying, "Happy Birthday, Advani ji. Have a lovely day."
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh personally greeted Advani.
While Home Minister Rajnath Singh was the first one to arrive at Advani's Prithviraj road residence, many other union ministers visited him during the day and greeted the former Deputy Prime Minister.
Advani invited visually-impaired children as his "special guests" to celebrate his birthday with at his residence.
The BJP veteran personally fed delicacies to 90 children and ate with them in the front lawns of his residence. The kids from the lodhi road blind school were later presented with school bags by the BJP veteran.
Among the host of Union Ministers who personally wished the BJP veteran were External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha.