{
  "id": 7928731,
  "title": "PM Narendra Modi Birthday 2026: VP Radhakrishnan, Om Birla Praise His Leadership, India’s Growth And Viksit Bharat Vision",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pm-narendra-modi-birthday-2026-vp-radhakrishnan-om-birla-praise-his",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T02:29:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/pm-narendra-modi-birthday-2026-vp-radhakrishnan-om-birla-praise-his-leadership-indias-growth-and-viksit-bharat-vision"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 17, 2026, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu extended warm birthday wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, praising his leadership for India's growing global influence and development across various sectors. Born on September 17, 1950, in Gujarat's Vadnagar, Modi has been serving as Prime Minister since May 26, 2014, currently in his third term. The Vice President highlighted that India has lifted 25 crore (250 million) people out of extreme poverty during Modi's tenure, and various sectors such as space, technology, healthcare, infrastructure, and manufacturing have experienced remarkable growth.\n\nVice President Radhakrishnan commended Modi for his forward-looking approach, which has transformed backward districts into \"Aspirational Districts,\" border villages into \"Vibrant Villages,\" and the North-East into \"Ashtalakshmi.\" The Vice President further emphasized that this approach has enabled active participation of people from diverse backgrounds in India's journey towards \"Viksit Bharat\" (Developed India) by 2047.\n\nLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also wished Prime Minister Modi on his birthday, expressing his confidence in Modi's leadership. Birla highlighted that under Modi's guidance, India is forging a new identity on the global stage with confidence, making significant strides in development, self-reliance, innovation, digital progress, infrastructure expansion, and public welfare. He also praised Modi's 25 years of dedicated public service, noting that this period has been immensely fruitful in upholding democratic values and uplifting the vulnerable and underprivileged sections of society.",
  "summary": "New Delhi: Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Thursday extended birthday greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and praised his leadership for improving India's global standing and driving development across various sectors of society. Also Watch: PM Modi was born on September 17, 1950, in Gujarat's Vadnagar. He has served as the Prime Minister since May 26, 2014 -- currently in his third…",
  "key_points": [
    "Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu praised Prime Minister Modi's leadership on his birthday.",
    "Modi's tenure has lifted 25 crore people out of extreme poverty in India.",
    "Om Birla expressed confidence in Modi's leadership and India's development under his guidance."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The praise from senior leaders on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday underscores his leadership as a driving force behind India's growing global influence, development, and progress towards a \"Viksit Bharat\" by 2047.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "'PM's Hard Work & Dedication Enhanced India’s Prestige Globally,' MP CM Mohan Yadav Pens Heartfelt Note For PM Narendra Modi's Birthday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/pms-hard-work-dedication-enhanced-indias-prestige-globally-mp-cm",
        "published": "2026-09-16T22:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}