Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Birthday Lunch Pictures With Mother Hiraben In Gandhinagar

In Pictures: PM Modi's Birthday Lunch With Mother Hiraben In Gandhinagar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday turned 69. To celebrate his birthday, Modi visited his mother Hiraben at her residence in Gujarat's Gandhinagar. On the occasion, the prime minister touched the feet of his mother to seek her blessings, a tradition we have been seeing at least for the last 6 years. He also had a traditional Gujarati lunch with her.

In Pictures: PM Modi's Special Birthday Lunch With Mother Hiraben In Gandhinagar

Clad in white kurta-pajama and a saffron Nehru jacket, Modi visited her mother Hiraben at her Gandhinagar residence to seek her blessings. Despite his busy schedule, Modi visits his mother every year on his birthday and spend time with her.

In Pictures: PM Modi's Special Birthday Lunch With Mother Hiraben In Gandhinagar

The prime minister had a special lunch with mother Hiraben on the ocassion of his 69th birthday. Hiraben, 98, lives with his younger son Pankaj Modi in Raisin village.

In Pictures: PM Modi's Special Birthday Lunch With Mother Hiraben In Gandhinagar

PM Modi also visited the Butterfly Garden in Kevadiya and named the saffron coloured plain tiger butterfly as the state butterfly.

In Pictures: PM Modi's Special Birthday Lunch With Mother Hiraben In Gandhinagar

The prime minister, who landed in Gujarat last night, began the day with a visit to the Statue of Unity and the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the river Narmada.