Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended warm birthday greetings to Rajya Sabha member and Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) chief Sharad Pawar, wishing him a long and healthy life.
In a post on X, the Prime Minister said, “Birthday wishes to Rajya Sabha MP Shri Sharad Pawar Ji. Wishing him a long and healthy life.”
Sharad Pawar, a senior figure in Maharashtra politics, is the founder of the Nationalist Congress Party. The 84-year-old leader has had a long and eventful political career marked by significant achievements as well as notable controversies. His public life, spanning more than six decades, began in 1958 when he joined the Youth Congress.
Pawar later went on to become the youngest Chief Minister of Maharashtra at the age of 37, a position he held four times over the course of his career. He also served as India’s Defence Minister from 1991 to 1993 under then Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao.
(With IANS inputs)
