Vadnagar, Sept. 17 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday emphasised that no other politician other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi in independent India's history has continuously served as a state leader and national leader for 25 years without taking a single day off, working 16 to 18 hours daily.

Shah's remarks came as he was visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthplace, Vadnagar, on the occassion of the 76th birthday of the Prime Minister. Speaking at an event, the Union Home Minister prayed for the Prime Minister's long and healthy life.

He said that a journey will shortly commence from Vadnagar to Varanasi as part of the 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan', including 600 bikers, traversing seven States and multiple villages, high...