NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 68 on Monday. His cabinet colleagues, opposition leaders, his counterparts from across the world and others wished him on this occasion.


In Delhi, an organisation prepared a 568-kg ladoo to greet the prime minister while in Tamil Nadu BJP workers gifted a gold ring to a baby born at a primary health centre today.

But in the United States, an Indian parajumper jumped off a plane from a height of 13,000 feet holding a birthday message for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chicago.

Shital Mahajan, a Padma Shri award winner, said she was trying to meet Modi for the last four years, but in vain.

After the successful jump, Mahajan (35) uploaded a video of her unique birthday greeting on social networking site Facebook.

"I have been trying to meet the prime minister for the last four years but received no response from his office. I am hopeful of getting some response after this jump," Mahajan said in a message on the internet.

Mahajan also wished "good luck" to Modi for Lok Sabha elections 2019.