11,000 Muslim youths pen birthday wishes for CM

SURAT: Muslim youths of Limbayat area were kept busy on Saturday with an assignment. They have been penning birthday wishes for chief minister Narendra Modi in Urdu. About 11,000 Muslim youths, all of whom have migrated to the city from other states will send these wishes to Modi on his 62nd birthday on Monday. One lakh migrants from other communities will also send across their best wishes.
It is the brain child of Narendra Modi Group formed by local BJP councillor Ravindra Patil that decided to send across a political message in the poll year. A medical practitioner, Patil has asked for Modi's appointment and will hand over the 1.11 lakh wishes personally to the chief minister on Monday.
"I have been living in Gujarat for the last few years. It has peace and development. I can earn my bread and butter in a peaceful environment because of Modi, who is encouraging good people to join politics," said M D Rehman of Bihar Jharkhand Samaj. Rehman belongs to Ara district of Bihar and is working as a marketing manager in a textile unit.
For Masood Ahmed of Raibareilley in Uttar Pradesh, who runs a dyeing unit, peace is most important. "Since Modi came to power, Gujarat has been developing. We came in search of employment and peace is important for business," he said. Organizer of the initiative Patil said, "The state is celebrating a decade of development. The locals wanted to wish Modi in a special way. So we decided to send 1.11 lakh wishes with names, contact numbers and addresses of the well wishers."