Celebrations were low key as Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath turned 45 on Monday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Governor Ram Naik greeted him.
Wishes started pouring in from all quarters wishing him long life and people greeting him by sending him messages through the social media or even personal meeting.
The CM who attended an International Environment Day function in lucknow on Monday morning, later left for Aligarh to attend several official functions there. A senior official said that Yogi Aditynath had never celebrated his birthday in the past and thus after becoming CM, he decided to follow the same tradition.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to wish Yogi Adityanath on his 45th birthday.
In his tweet, the Prime Minister wrote, “Birthday greetings to the youthful & dynamic CM of UP Yogi Adityanath. I wish him a long and healthy life.” The CM responded promptly tweeting, ‘Dhanyavaad’.
Governor Ram Naik, went to the Chief Minister’s official residence and wished him luck on his birthday by presenting a bouquet.
Several Ministers including his two deputies Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma also wished their captain and presented bouquets.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, BJP president Amit Shah, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, BJP vice-president Om Mathur were among the senior leaders who wished Yogi on his birthday.