New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will turn 72 this Saturday i.e. September 17. Every year, PM Modi does something special to make his birthday special. He never took a break on his birthday from his duty to the nation since he became the PM of India.
This year on his birthday, he will release eight cheetahs into the Kuno National Park that have been brought from Namibia. Notably, the big cat was extinct in the country in 1952 due to sport hunting, overhunting and habitat loss.
A day ahead of his birthday, PM Modi arrived in Samarkand to attend the in-person summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Uzbek city.
Ahead of PM Modi’s next birthday, let’s check how he celebrated his previous birthdays since becoming Prime Minister in 2014:
PM Modi birthday celebration in 2014
In 2014 after becoming the PM, Narendra Modi arrived in Ahmedabad to meet his mother Heeraba and commemorate his 64th birthday.
On the occasion, Heeraba blessed her son and gave him Rs 5,001 as a gift. On his 64th birthday, he also hosted a special dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping in his home state.
PM @narendramodi met his Mother, Hira Baa in Gandhinagar, Gujarat this morning. pic.twitter.com/DUQZv5DBMR
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 17, 2014
PM Modi’s birthday celebration in 2015
On his 65th birthday, PM Modi visited a military exhibition to mark the golden jubilee of the Indo-Pak War of 1965. On that day, a 365-kg ladoo was unveiled to mark his birthday.
Spent time at Shauryanjali, a commemorative exhibition on Golden Jubilee of 1965 war. Here are some glimpses. pic.twitter.com/oAZEoKtLOk
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 17, 2015
PM Modi birthday celebration in 2016
In 2016, PM Modi again flew to Gandhinagar to meet mother Heeraben to seek her blessings. Meanwhile, he also attended a function where aid was distributed to differently-abled persons.
#WATCH PM Narendra Modi meets his mother on the occasion of his birthday today, in Gandhinagar (Gujarat). pic.twitter.com/pl3IPgWLC6
— ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2016
PM Modi birthday celebration in 2017
On his 67th birthday, PM Modi dedicated the mega Sardar Sarovar Dam project to the nation. He also visited the residence of Marshal of Indian Air Force Arjan Singh.
#WATCH Live: PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat’s Kevadia. https://t.co/bNuOFDn4Ev
— ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2017
PM Modi birthday celebration in 2018
To make his 68th birthday special, PM Modi spent a day with school children in his parliamentary constituency, Varanasi. Meanwhile, he gave them gifts like a solar lamp, stationery, school bags and notebooks.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi. CM Yogi Adityanath also present pic.twitter.com/8PLa4zIOLq
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) September 17, 2018
Later, he went to the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi to offer prayers.
PM Modi birthday celebration in 2019
The 69th birthday of PM Modi was packed with a tight schedule. On the day, he arrived at her mother’s residence to seek her blessing, followed by a visit to the Sardar Sarovar Dam, releasing scores of butterflies at Butterfly Garden in Gujarat’s Kevadia, and inspecting tourism work at Kevadia.
Reliving precious moments and special memories.
I have been receiving many old photos from various friends.
I am sharing few such photos with a request- if you have such memories, kindly share them with me.
Here is a good place to do so:https://t.co/HHsiyIFqgc pic.twitter.com/HNKLMiVPJ5
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 17, 2019
PM Modi birthday celebration in 2020
The 70th birthday of PM Modi fell when the country was fighting against the Coronavirus. Owing to this, his 70th birthday remained low-key. However, the BJP organised a ‘Seva Saptah’ from September 14 to September 20.
PM Modi birthday celebration in 2021
On the occasion of his 71st birthday, PM Modi participated in the 21st Meeting of the Council of Heads of the States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) through online mode.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends via video conference the signing ceremony at SCO Summit being held in Tajikistan pic.twitter.com/xUCwXeysEA
— ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2021
