Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off his visit to Gujarat by meeting his mother early on Saturday to celebrate her 100th birthday. She stays in Gandhinagar with her youngest son Pankaj. A statement by the Gujarat government stated that the PM “wished her a healthy and long life”.
Modi, who is staying at the Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar, is expected to travel to Pavagadh in Panchmahal district. There he will inaugurating redeveloped Kalika Mata temple. Then he will head to Vadodara for inauguration and laying the foundation of several projects under the “Gujarat Gaurav Abhiyan”.
A celebration has also been organised at PM Modi’s hometown Vadnagar in Mehsana in the evening for Hiraba’s birthday. Modi’s brother Prahlad Modi had told earlier, “As Hiraba is turning 100 years old “. A Sangeet Sandhya has also been organised at the temple on the occasion.” Whether Hiraba would go to Vadnagar would depend on her health, he had said.