PM Modi, Other Leaders Extend Birthday Wishes To Congress Veteran Sonia Gandhi

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi turned 79 on Tuesday, receiving an outpouring of birthday greetings from across the political spectrum. Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the Congress veteran, wishing her good health and longevity.

“Birthday greetings to Sonia Gandhi Ji. May she be blessed with a long life and good health,” Modi wrote in a post on X.

The Congress highlighted Gandhi’s role in shaping the party and India through landmark rights-based legislation. The party noted her contribution to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Right to Education, Right to Information, and the National Food Security Act, saying these initiatives provided millions with jobs, hope, education, voice, and dignity.