Birthday wishes pour in for Rajasthan CM Gehlot

Birthday wishes poured in for Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday as he turned 72.Gehlot celebrated his birthday with tribal people in Udaipur.

Birthday wishes poured in for Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday as he turned 72.

Gehlot celebrated his birthday with tribal people in Udaipur. He reached the house of a tribal family in Udaipur's Ghata and had 'Pakoda' and 'Lapsi' cooked by the family. Many folk artists welcomed the chief minister to Udaipur and wished him on his birthday.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rajasthan Assembly Speaker C P Joshi, state Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra, Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore, Deputy Leader of Opposition Satish Poonia, former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot and many other leaders wished Gehlot.

Various blood donation camps and other activities have been organised by his supporters and well-wishers in the state.

''Birthday wishes to Rajasthan CM Shri Ashok Gehlot Ji. May he be blessed with a long and healthy life,'' PM Modi tweeted.

Many other MPs, MLAs and public representatives also wished the three-time chief minister.