India News | VP Naidu Turns 72; President Among First to Wish
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu turned 72 on Thursday and was greeted by friends and well-wishers.
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu turned 72 on Thursday and was greeted by friends and well-wishers.
President Ram Nath Kovind was amongst the first ones to greet Naidu.
"Greetings and good wishes to Vice President Shri M Venkaiah Naidu Ji on his birthday. May God bless you with a happy, healthy and long fruitful life dedicated to the service of the nation," the Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a tweet.
Naidu thanked the president for his wishes, saying "your words inspire me to redouble my efforts to serve the nation".
The vice president also thanked his friends and well-wishers.
"Your love and affection inspires me everyday to do better in the service of the nation," the Vice President Secretariat said in a tweet, quoting Naidu.
Naidu was born on this day in 1949 in Chavatapalem in Andhra Pradesh.
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