22.6.15

RaGa's birthday

Amid the political tussle between Congress and BJP over the Lalit Modi controversy , PM Narendra Modi on Friday extended birthday greetings to Rahul Gandhi and the latter thanked him for the good wishes.
“Wishing Congress vicepresident Shri Rahul Gandhi a happy birthday . I pray for his good health and long life,“ Modi wrote on his Twitter handle. The Congress heir apparent, who turned 45 on Friday , replied with a brief thank you. “Thank you for your best wishes @narendramodi,“ Rahul said in a tweet from his official account.
The exchange of pleasantries came at a time Rahul is spearheading the charge against the Modi government over the Lalit Modi controversy. Rahul has demanded the sacking of foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and questioned the PM's stand on black money , saying Lalit Modi was a symbol of black money .

In what appears to be a gradual patch-up between erstwhile UPA allies, DMK president M Karunanidhi and treasurer M K Stalin on Friday greeted Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on his birthday , wishing him success in all his endeavours. While Karunanidhi sent a fax, Stalin greeted Rahul on Twitter. This is the first time the DMK seniors wished Rahul on his birthday after the party snapped ties with Congress in March 2013. The gesture of DMK functionaries seems to be an attempt to bridge the gap between the parties ahead of the 2016 assembly elections.

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