Jaitley turns 63; Modi wishes him long life

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday turned 63 and was greeted on his birthday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and many other leaders.

Jaitley, who also holds the charge of Information and Broadcasting Ministry as well as Corporate Affairs Ministry, is among the senior most ministers in the Union Cabinet and has been active in politics since his college days when he was an ABVP student leader.

“Dear Arun ji, wishing you a very happy birthday. May you be blessed with the best health & a long life,” Modi tweeted.

Jaitley, a Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat, was also greeted by several other leaders of BJP and various other parties.

“Thank you everyone for kind birthday wishes and blessings,” he later wrote Facebook while posting pictures of his birthday celebrations at Lodhi Garden, where he frequently goes for a morning walk, as also at his residence and at his office.