Amit Shah 56th Birthday: From PM To Cricketers, Wishes Pour In For BJP’s 'Chanakya'

From cricket fraternity to political leaders, here is everyone wishing the home minister on his birthday. Check the tweets here.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah. (File Photo/ AFP)

As India takes a firm stand against neighbouring countries to exert its strategic prowess, all the credit goes to BJP’s ‘Chanakya’ Amit Shah, who turned 56 on Thursday. Also Read: PM Modi To Virtually Perform Puja In 'Durga Pandal' Of West Bengal, Will Kickstart BJP's Poll Campaign In Gujarat, Shah served as the Home Minister in the BJP government led by PM Modi when he was Chief Minister. Shah held the position of BJP president for more than five-and-a-half years from 2014, and the party prospered under him, capturing power in many states and returning to power at the Centre in 2019 with a bigger win than in 2014. Born in 1964 in Mumbai, Shah has been associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS from his younger days. Shah is behind the BJP’s electoral fortunes, when he headed the party’s biggest membership drive when it crossed 100 million in 2015, the highest ever. It is under the BJP-led government that India witnessed revocation of Article 370 and 35A in Jammu and Kashmir. Amit Shah had pushed the bill to bifurcate J-K into two union territories in Parliament In August, the 56-year-old BJP leader had tested positive for coronavirus on August 2 when he was taken to private hospital Medanta in Gurgaon. On August 14, he had tweeted that he would be in-home isolation for a few more days on the advice of his doctors. Later he was admitted to the AIIMS and was discharged after 13 days. Despite his busy schedule and public engagements, Shah enjoys listening to classical music, playing chess, and watching a game of cricket. Wishes pour in from all corners for the Home Minister Everyone from cricket fraternity to political leaders are wishing the leader on his birthday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to twitter wishing him a long and healthy life in service of nation.

BJP's Gautam Gambhir and former cricketer also congratulated the leader.

Cricketer Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina also wished the leader on Twitter.

Even Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut team also wished on his birthday.