Rahul Gandhi turns 48: Political leaders across party lines wish Congress president on Twitter

Congress president Rahul Gandhi turned 48 on Tuesday, and a series of political leaders wished him the day’s greetings on social media. Here are a selection of the best wishes celebrating Rahul’s 48th birthday: Prime Minister Narendra Modi “prayed for a long and healthy life” for Rahul.

Birthday greetings to Congress President Shri @RahulGandhi. I pray for his long and healthy life.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 19, 2018

Punjab’s Amarinder Singh, one of only two Congress chief ministers in the country, paid his tributes to his party’s national president.

Dear Rahul wish you a very Happy Birthday. May God bless you with a long, healthy, happy and prosperous life. And may you continue to lead @INCIndia through many more successes. My best wishes and blessings are with you today, and always! @RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/DCqR0M00gj

— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) June 19, 2018

The other state with a Congress-led government is Karnataka. And though the chief minister is from ally Janata Dal (Secular), the CMO’s official handle tweeted out birthday wishes for Rahul.

Warm wishes and Happy Birthday to @INCIndia President @RahulGandhi .#HappyBirthdayRahulGandhi

— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) June 19, 2018

A series of leaders from the political Opposition also wished Rahul, and these tweets must acquire particular significance given the national anti-BJP coalition the Congress is keen on building.

Happy birthday @RahulGandhi , President - Indian National Congress ! I wish you many more years of service to the nation. #HappyBirthdayRahulGandhi

— M.K.Stalin - தமிழ்நாட்டை தலைகுனிய விடமாட்டேன் (@mkstalin) June 19, 2018

Wishing you a very happy birthday, @RahulGandhi

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) June 19, 2018

From Kashmir, leaders of both parties — Mehbooba Mufti of the PDP and Omar Abdullah of the National Conference — wished Rahul.

Warm birthday wishes to @RahulGandhi. Wishing him good health, success & happiness.

— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) June 19, 2018

Here’s wishing @RahulGandhi a very happy 48th birthday. May the almighty bless you with good health, much success & many more years in the service of the nation.

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) June 19, 2018

Hardik Patel and Alpesh Thakor, who allied with Congress to nearly pull off a famous victory in Gujarat Assembly election last year, paid rich tributes to the Congress president.

In fact, even chief ministers of BJP-ruled states weren’t to be left too far behind.