Aizawl: Many dignitaries throughout the nation, together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union residence minister Amit Shah greeted Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga as he turned 76 on Monday.
Co-incidentally, the chief minister’s birthday coincided with the council of ministers assembly on Monday throughout which he was greeted with a birthday cake by his kinfolk and cupboard colleagues.
“With due permission from the council of ministers, my household shocked me with a really particular birthday cake at at present’s cupboard assembly. The Lord has been so good to me all through this journey of life. Thanks all to your heat birthday needs,” Zoramthanga tweeted.
With due permission from the Council of Ministers, my household shocked me with a really particular birthday cake at at present’s cupboard assembly.
The Lord has been so good to me all through this journey of life.
Thanks all to your heat birthday needs. pic.twitter.com/M7L72OampG
— Zoramthanga (@ZoramthangaCM) July 13, 2020
Sources within the chief minister workplace (CMO) stated that the chief minister’s bungalow was flooded with birthday greetings since morning.
Greeting the chief minister on attaining 76, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished him that he leads a protracted and wholesome life.
“Finest needs to the Chief Minister of Mizoram, Mr. Zoramthanga on his birthday. One of many senior most and revered leaders in our polity, he has labored extensively for the welfare of Mizoram. Might Almighty bless him with a protracted and wholesome life in service of the folks,” Modi tweeted.
Union Dwelling minister Amit Shah additionally prolonged birthday greetings to Zoramthanga and tweeted, “Birthday needs to the Chief Minister of Mizoram, Shri Zoramthanga. Might the state of Mizoram proceed to scale new heights of progress and growth beneath his management. Praying for his lengthy and wholesome life.”
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Among the many dignitaries who despatched a birthday greetings to Zoramthanga included Union tribal affairs minister Arjun Munda, Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union highway transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari, DoNER minister Dr Jitendra Singh, Union minister of state for youth affairs and sports activities Kiren Rijiju, Mizoram governor PS Sreedharan Pillai and chief ministers and different senior ministers of just about all of the Northeast states.
Birthday greetings too got here from buddies, kinfolk, get together staff, cupboard colleagues and well-wishers from all around the nation.
Born on July 13, 1944, Zoramthanga joined the underground Mizo Nationwide Entrance (MNF) in 1966.
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MNF was the underground group, which spearheaded secessionist actions for 20 years throughout 1966 to 1986.
He was second in command to MNF founder president late Laldenga through the secession motion and have become the successor as get together president after the founder president died in 1990.
When the MNF shaped its first authorities in 1987, he was the finance and training minister in Laldenga’s cupboard.
He served because the chief minister of Mizoram for 2 consecutive phrases between 1998 and 2008.
When the MNF got here again to energy within the final meeting polls in November 2018, he was elected from Aizawl East-I seat and assumed the chief minister workplace for the third time in December 2018.
