PM Modi visits L K Advani's residence to wish him as he enters 100th year

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited former deputy prime minister and BJP patriarch L K Advani's residence to wish him as he enters the 100th year of his life.

Born on November 8, 1927, Advani turned 99 on Sunday and entered the 100th year of his life.

The prime minister visited to wish him on the occasion, officials said.


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Earlier, Modi said November 8 is a landmark day as Advani enters his hundredth year.

"On this special occasion, my greetings to him," he said.

The prime minister has also written a newspaper article in which he has highlighted Advani's everlasting contribution to India.

"I have recalled his journey, be it experiencing the horrors of Partition and rebuilding life from scratch, strengthening the Jana Sangh and building the BJP, standing up for democracy during the Emergency, leading the Somnath to Ayodhya Rath Yatra or serving the nation in government," he said.