Narendra Modi started his 64th birthdaty by visiting his mother Hiraben Modi whom he calls Hira Baa with great affection. Hira Baa, who stays with Modi’s younger brother Pankaj at Gandhinagar gave blessings to her son and gifted him the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. Modi also visited Keshubhai Patel’s residence and took his blessings. Patel, a known detractor of the Gujarat Chief Minister warmly greeted him with sweets. Besides, prominent dignitaries from India and all over the world conveyed wishes to the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate. Those who wished him over telephone are Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, BJP president Rajnath Singh, former Deputy Prime Minister lK Advani, senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley, singing icon lata Mangeshkar, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and senior BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu along with BJP’s senior office-bearers and the leaders of Indian communities and organisations residing abroad.