PM Modi greets V-P Venkaiah Naidu on birthday

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on his 71st birthday, wishing him a long and healthy life.

"Birthday wishes to our energetic Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Garu. May he lead a long and healthy life," the prime minister



tweeted.

He said Naidu is admired across the political spectrum for his warm nature, intelligence and wit.

"He has also been exceptional as the Chair of the Rajya Sabha," Modi said.

Naidu was born on this day in 1949 in Chavatapalem in Andhra Pradesh.