PM Narendra Modi birthday: Lesser-known facts about our prime minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be celebrating his 73rd birthday on September 17 Born as Narendra Damodardas Modi on September 17 1950 he was elected the Chief Minister of Gujarat for three terms 2001 to 2014 and is the current and 14th Prime Minister of IndiaOn PM Narendra Modirsquos birthday he will be dedicating the YashoBhoomi convention centre in Dwarka New DelhiThe Bharatiya Janata Party BJP is planning a number of events to celebrate PM Narendra Modirsquos birthday across India These events include blood donation camps health checkup camps and sanitation drives The party will organise a 16daylong Seva Hi Sangathan programme Seva Hi Sangathan across the country from September 17 to October 2 according to news agency ANI The program will focus on social service and outreach to marginalized communities Some of the activities that will be undertaken during the program include blood donation camps health checkup camps sanitation drives and tree plantation drivesOn the occasion of PM Narendra Modi birthday here are some interesting facts about him1 PM Modi before contesting in the General Elections was also the longestserving chief minister of Gujarat2 He is the first Prime Minister ever to be born in Independent India3 Born to a Gujarati family in Vadnagar PM Modi used to assist his father in selling tea at the local railway station as a child4 At the age of eight PM Modi found out about the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS and started attending lectures or training sessions He met Lakshmanrao Inamdar who became his mentor after inducting him as a junior cadet in the RSS5 PM Modi completed high school education in 1967 and completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1978 He earned a Masterrsquos degree from Gujarat University in 19826 PM Modi who went into forced hiding during the 1975 Emergency has written a book in Gujarati language sequencing events of the time7 Post the 1971 war PM Modi became a fulltime campaigner for the RSS He was assigned to the BJP in 19858 PM Modi is a firm follower of the teachings of Swami Vivekananda and has often described visiting ashrams founded by Vivekananda the Belur Math Advaita Ashrama and the Ramakrishna Mission9 PM Modi ranked 15th in the 2014 Forbes Magazine list of most powerful people In the same year he was ranked the Person of the Year by Time magazine He was included in Time magazinersquos 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2014 2015 and 201710 PM Modi is the second most followed leading personality on the social media platform X formerly Twitter with over 90 million followers