New Delhi, June 10 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday conveyed his greetings and best wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the latter becoming India's longest-serving Prime Minister. Meeting Modi during the celebrations marking the 12th anniversary of the NDA government at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, Sarma handed over a heartfelt letter expressing the gratitude, affection and admiration of Assam's 3.5 crore people.

In the letter, the Chief Minister described Modi's tenure as a transformative period that reshaped Assam's relationship with the Centre and accelerated the state's development trajectory, helping it evolve from being perceived as a dependent state to becoming a significant contributor to India's gr...