India, Sept. 17 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday extended birthday greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and, in her message, referred to his 25 years in public office as Chief Minister and Prime Minister. She said he had established new benchmarks of good governance and given momentum and a new direction to inclusive development. The President also wished him good health and a long life.

Narendra Modi was born on September 17, 1950, in Vadnagar, Gujarat. According to the Prime Minister's official biography, he is the first Indian Prime Minister to have been born after India's Independence. He later entered organisational work with the BJP and served as Gujarat Chief Minister for more than 12 years before becoming Prime Minis...