PM Modi celebrates 72nd birthday

PM Narendra Modi, born on September 17, 1950, in Gujarat's Vadnagar, started his 72nd birthday celebrations by releasing eight cheetahs brought in from Namibia in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park. "Normally I meet my mother on my birthday and seek her blessings; today so many mothers of Madhya Pradesh have blessed me," he said.

Kuno: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a group photograph with leaders and officials after releasing cheetahs inside a special enclosure of the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. (PTI)

Ahmedabad: Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) burst firecrackers to celebrate 72nd birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

BJP supporters during 'Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav' blood donatiion campaign, on the occasion of PM Narendra Modi's birthday. (PTI)

Kuno: Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with wildlife caretakers after releasing cheetahs inside a special enclosure of the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. (PTI)

PM Modi at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.

A mega blood donation camp has been organised at Bangalore Medical college & Research Centre on the occasion of birthday celebration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Varanasi: Devotees perform rituals on the banks of Ganga river, on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday. (PTI)

People bring a cake to celebrate Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday in Ahmedabad (AFP)

Gurugram: Haryana CM Manohar Khattar visits a blood donation camp as part of 'Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav', on the occasion of PM Narendra Modi's birthday (PTI)