Janta Dal(S) supremo and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda is celebrating his 86th birthday on Saturday May 18. On the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter early morning on Saturday to wish Deve Gowda a happy birthday. "Best wishes to our former Prime Minister Shri HD Deve Gowda Ji on his birthday. I pray for his long and healthy life (sic)" he tweeted.
Best wishes to our former Prime Minister Shri HD Deve Gowda Ji on his birthday. I pray for his long and healthy life.
— Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 18, 2019
Today, he offered prayers at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara near here. Gowda arrived here last evening along with his son and Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and other family members. After offering the prayers, he told reporters that he has been visiting the ancient shrine for the last 35 years on his birthday on May 18.
"As a member of Lok Sabha in the complex political situation, what I can do I don't know.. we are with the Congress," he said in response to a question.
