PM Modi's 72nd birthday, BJP plans "no hawan, no cake-cutting," but 56-inch thalis and gold rings for infants

Digital Desk: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 72nd birthday being celebrated today, the BJP and individuals who admire the leader and his contributions to the country have arranged a variety of events. A huge yet meaningful celebration will be witnessed across states, from blood donation camps to 56-inch thaalis.

According to rumours, a restaurant in Delhi would introduce a thali in honour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday. The 56-item, large-sized thali will be available at the ARDOR 2.1 restaurant in Connaught Place, Delhi, with options for vegetarians and non-vegetarians.

The ARDOR 2.1 restaurant in Delhi's Connaught Place created this original idea. "I adore Prime Minister Modi Ji; he is the pride of our country," the restaurant's owner, Sumit Kalara, said. "We wanted to offer him something unique for his birthday, so we designed the "56inch Modi Ji" Thali. We want to offer him this thali and ask him to join us for dinner. But since we can't do that for security concerns, this is for all of his devoted followers. Come and enjoy this thali with us.

Around 1,200 artefacts will be put up for auction beginning on Saturday, including a replica monument of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose created by sculptor Arun Yogiraj and sporting memorabilia from medal winners at the Commonwealth Games given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

The e-auction of gifts and mementos given to the prime minister will include a statue of Lord Ganesha, models of the upcoming Ram temple in Ayodhya, and the Kashi-Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, according to Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy, the proceeds of which will go to the Namami Gange Mission. A model statue of Bose was given as a gift in April by Yogiraj, who sculpted the 28-foot-tall statue of Netaji that was just inaugurated by Modi at India Gate.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is getting ready to observe Sewa Pakhwada, a 15-day service activity programme, to honour Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday on September 17.

To brief them on how to observe the event, BJP President JP Nadda conducted a videoconference with all party lawmakers on Sunday. A BJP Lok Sabha MP spoke to the Hindustan Times under the condition of obscurity, saying, "Naddaji told us very clearly that there would be no pujas or havans, and no cake cutting." We ought to focus on giving presentations, educating people about our job, and planning blood drive events.

In the meantime, the Delhi branch of the BJP said on Thursday that it will observe Modi's birthday as "sewa pakhwada" and host an unique race with participants from slums as part of celebrations beginning on September 17. 

Adesh Gupta, head of the Delhi BJP, announced on Thursday that Union Home Minister Amit Shah will officially start the race on October 18. According to him, some 10,000 youngsters from the city's slums will compete in the races in the age divisions of 10-15 years for the 2.5 km and 16-20 years for the 5 km.

The "sewa pakhwada" (service fortnight), which will include a number of events, will be marked from September 17 (Prime Minister Modi's birthday) to October 2, according to Gupta. He claimed that thousands of blood donation clinics, health checkup clinics, and other events will also be organised. 

Shah will signal the start of the cross-country race from Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, he said. All competitors in the race will receive certificates, according to Rajan Tiwari, vice president of the Delhi BJP. In addition to this, winners in several categories will receive awards totaling up to Rs 3 lakh.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chapter in Tamil Nadu has agreed to give out 720 kg of fish and gold rings for newborn babies as part of a celebration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday on Saturday, September 17.

All infants born on the Prime Minister's birthday will receive a gold ring, according to a decision made by the government and announced by L Murugan, minister of state for fisheries and communication and broadcasting.

He responded, "It would be roughly 2-gm gold each ring, which is about Rs 5,000, in response to a query about the initiative's price." 15 to 20 deliveries are anticipated at the hospital on that day, according to the local unit of the party. "This isn't a present. We are merely embracing infants born on that day as a way of honouring the birthday of our Prime Minister "He said.

Thanks to new innovative features added to the NaMo App, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday may now be celebrated in a fun and tech-savvy fashion. Users of the NaMo App can offer the Prime Minister birthday greetings by recording a video message or sharing a photo. People can also use the new 'Family E-card' feature. A user can include their entire family in one greeting before sending it to the PM. The feature is aimed to bring people from all over the country together to send Prime Minister Modi his warmest wishes.

The Family e-Card feature allows users to combine best wishes from village elders, grandparents, friends, and family members who live far away into a single best wishes digital greeting card.

• "A Pledge for TB Mukt Bharat": a commitment to adopt a TB patient and a guarantee of a delivery method for critical services like food, medication, awareness, etc.

• LiFE: Pro-Planet People: Users can upload photos demonstrating how they are adopting PM Modi's well recognised motto, "Lifestyle For Environment."

• Blood Donation: Users can encourage a great deal of others to donate blood by posting videos of themselves doing so. This helps those who need it most.

• Leading Digital India: Users can upload videos of themselves incorporating digital or technological innovations into their daily lives or assisting someone else in doing so.

• Swachh Bharat: Videos of individuals attempting to clean up their local areas.

• Vocal for Local to Become Aatmanirbhar: Users post images of pleased local business owners whose goods they have purchased and which are transforming them into Aatmanirbhars.

The Prime Minister's daily plans are also distinct. In a bid to revitalise and diversify the nation's wildlife and habitat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release cheetahs brought in from Namibia on Saturday in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, according to his office.

Eight cheetahs were transported earlier today by a specially modified B747 jumbo jet from the capital of Namibia to India's Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, where they will be reintroduced after the wild cats nearly became extinct in the 1950s. The Indian High Commission in Windhoek tweeted on Wednesday, "A special bird lands down in the Land of the Brave to take goodwill emissaries to the Land of the Tiger."

On September 17, a cargo plane will transport eight cheetahs—five female and three male—to Jaipur in Rajasthan as part of an international translocation effort. Helicopters will then transport them from Jaipur to Kuno National Park in the Sheopur area of Madhya Pradesh, where they will live permanently. On September 17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday, these cheetahs will be released into the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.