Amid NSG row, Modi greets Xi on his 63rd birthday

BEIJING: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted China's President Xi Jinping on his 63rd birthday through his Chinese microblog account Weibo, wishing him "long life and good health".

"Birthday greetings to President Xi Jinping. I pray for his long life and good health," Modi said in his message on Weibo which is akin to Chinese Twitter.

His greetings were shared over 7,700 times viewed by 10,000 people.

Modi has opened his account on Weibo ahead of his visit to China last year and continues to use it for posts.