In Pics| PM Modi Celebrates BJP Stalwart L K Advani's 93rd Birthday, Calls Him A 'Living Inspiration'

L K Advani had a reputation as an efficient and honest - if at times ruthless - administrator with considerable analytical skills. He is well known as a cricket and Bollywood buff and an enthusiast for the writings of Alvin Toffler about the need to adapt to a changing world. (Photo by Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

LK Advani's journey into the political wilderness coincided with the rise of Narendra Modi and Modi led the BJP to power in 2014, Advani took the backseat along with the other senior leaders of BJP, helping Modi and Amit Shah to evolve, guiding them on every path. (Photo by Ritesh Shukla/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The 93-year-old used to be the BJP's poster boy before Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to prominence. Advani spearheaded the decades-old movement to construct a temple in the flashpoint northern town of Ayodhya and PM Modi fulfilled his dream by laying the foundation stone on August 5th, 2020.(Photo by Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Advani was born in Karachi in what is now Pakistan and his family moved to India just before British India was partitioned in 1947. He was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Hindu nationalist organisation from which the BJP draws its ideological roots. (Photo by Sanjeev Verma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

PM Modi said that L K Advani is a direct inspiration to millions of party workers as well as countrymen and wished for his long and healthy life. (Image: PTI)

As the two met, Modi touched Advani's feet and greeted him on his birthday. Later, he participated in the cake-cutting ceremony. Modi accompanied Advani and his daughter Pratibha during the cake-cutting. (Image: PTI)

PM congratulated the BJP and said that who played an important role in the development of the country and also took the Bhartiya Janata Party to the masses. (Image: PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani on the occasion of his birthday at the latter's residence on Sunday. (Image: PTI)