India, Oct. 8 -- Political leaders from various countries across the world, including Japan, Bhutan and the Philippines, on Wednesday extended greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on completing 25 years in public office.

Modi was elected as the chief minister of Gujarat on October 7, 2001, and went on to serve three consecutive terms in the State.

He was subsequently elected as prime minister of India in 2014. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi extended her best wishes to Modi on the occasion and praised his contribution to India's development and its standing on the international stage. "For years, he has been striving to realise the development of Indian society and the nation, and since 2001, he has been serving in the posit...