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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mamata Banerjee wish HD Deve Gowda on birthday

| @indiablooms | May 18, 2018, at 03:20 pm

New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished ex-PM HD Deve Gowda on his birthday.

He turned 85.

Modi spoke with  Deve Gowda to wish him on his special day of the year.

"Spoke to our former Prime Minister Shri HD Deve Gowda Ji and conveyed birthday wishes to him. I pray for his good health and long life," Modi tweeted.

Wishing the southern leader, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted: "Wishing HD Deve Gowda Ji a very happy birthday."

Deve Gowda served as the 11th Prime Minister of India from 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997.

Prior to which he was serving as the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996.

He is a member of the 16th Lok Sabha.

He represents Hassan constituency of Karnataka.

He is the National President of the Janata Dal (Secular) party.

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