It was a complete rush from common people to intellectuals, officers and politicians on Wednesday at the official residence of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister here to greet birthday boy Raman Singh.
Singh who is leading the BJP government in the mineral-rich state since Dec 2003, turned 62-year on Wednesday and his birthday greetins started pouring in right from early morning when Prime Minister Narendra Modi telephoned him and wished him for his healthy and long life.
Considering unexpected turnout of common people just outside at CM’s Residence right from early hours, the security related restrictions were relaxed and the CM House was thrown open for the masses to extend wishes to the Ayurvedic doctor-turned politician Singh. The entire cabinet ministers, several MPs, top government officials, intellectuals and social organisations leading figures joined with the common people to extend birthday wishes to Singh.
Some of the prominent personalities and bureaucrats who greeted Singh were—Vice Chancellor of Pt. Ravi Shankar University Raipur Dr S S Pandey, Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi Agriculture University, Raipur, Dr S K Patil, Vice Chancellor of Kushabhau Thakre University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Raipur, Dr Sachchidanand Joshi, Advisor to the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh, Deputy Chairman of State Planning Commission Sunil Kumar, Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand, Director General of Police (DGP) A N Upadhyay.