PM Modi meets LK Advani on 96th birthday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the residence of senior BJP leader L K Advani on his 96th birthday on November 8. PM Modi extended his warm greetings to the former deputy prime minister. The PM also interacted with Advani’s family. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh were also present at his residence. Born in 1927 in Karachi, Advani was the minister of home affairs in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government between 1998 and 2004. Advani also served as the deputy prime minister under Atal Bihari Vajpayee from 2002 to 2004. He is one of the co-founders and a senior leader of the BJP. Advani began his political career as a volunteer of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). In 2015, Advani was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honour.