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PM Modi releases basket full of fluttering butterflies to mark his birthday
September 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in numerous activities in Gujarat on Tuesday to mark his 69th birthday. Modi, who arrived in Gujarat post-midnight, sought his mother’s blessings early Tuesday morning.
He then landed in Kevadiya in Narmada District in a chopper to perform pooja at the Sardar Sarovar Dam site. He also visited the Khalvani Eco-Tourism site in Kevadiya and strolled across the rope bridge. He took a safari ride on a special jeep with zebra-patterns at the Jungle Safari Tourist Park in Kevadiya.
Then came a splendid activity. At the Butterfly Garden in Kevadiya, the Prime Minister smiled as he released a large basket full of butterflies into the park.
The Prime Minister was greeted by a large number of people across the country. Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi, Union Ministers and BJP leaders Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, S. Jaishankar and others have wished him a healthy, happy and long life.