Advani wishes Modi on b’day

Sep 18, 2013 |

Age Correspondent

BJP patriarch L.K. Advani, who had been sulking over Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi’s elevation as the party’s prime ministerial candidate for the general polls, wished the Gujarat chief minister on Tuesday on his 63rd birthday.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also greeted Mr Modi on his special day. After facing backlash for his opposition to Mr Modi’s elevation, Mr Advani had on Monday praised Mr Modi for his development work in the state.
Sources disclosed, Mr Advani telephoned the Gujarat chief minister to wish him.
The two came face-to-face at the birthday party of Rajya Sabha MP and noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani last Sunday but cold vibes between them were clearly visible there.
“Everyone has blessed me, and given love to me. I believe that people’s blessings never go waste. That will give me strength, understanding and capability,” Mr Modi said in Ahmedabad.
He also sought blessings from his 94-year-old mother Hira Ba by driving down to the house of his younger brother Pankaj Modi in Gandhinagar early on Tuesday morning. His mother gifted him a book and some money. “I came for my mother’s blessings, there is no bigger privilege than that,” Mr Modi said.
He also went to the house of his bête noire and former chief minister Keshubhai Patel to seek his blessings. Mr Patel, who parted ways with the BJP and formed his own party, greeted Mr Modi.

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