PM Modi Wishes Mallikarjun Kharge On His Birthday

New Delhi:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended birthday greetings to Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge, wishing him a long and healthy life.

Born on July 21, 1942, in Varawatti village of Bhalki Taluk, Bidar district, Karnataka, Kharge hails from a Dalit family and has had a decades-long political journey.

He has been serving as the President of the Indian



National Congress since 2022 and as the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha since 2021. A Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka, he has represented the state in Parliament since 2020.

In a post on X, PM Modi posted: "Best wishes to the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge Ji, on his birthday. Praying for his long and healthy life."