Chief Minister of Odisha Mohan Charan Majhi today extended warm wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 75th birthday and called it ‘a day of joy’. He said the leadership of Mr Modi has given a new direction and a new movement to India. Mr Majhi joined several programmes, including ‘Swachhata Hi Seva Abhiyan’, ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ and ‘Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar’, organised at different places in Bhubaneswar to mark the occasion this morning. Several other programmes and campaigns are also being organised across the state to mark the Prime Minister’s birthday.
Renowned sand artist Padma Shri Sudarsan Pattnaik celebrated the Prime Minister’s 75th birthday with a spectacular sand art installation on Puri Beach in Odisha. In a post on social media ‘X’, Mr Pattnaik shared a picture of the artwork, which features a striking sculpture of the Prime Minister decorated with 750 lotus flowers.