Sonia Gandhi turns 68 today, PM Modi wishes her a long life

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who turns 68 on Tuesday, will not celebrate her birthday in view of terror and Naxal attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and Chhattisgarh respectively.

"In solidarity with the martyred Army and police personnel there, Sonia has asked Congresspersons not to celebrate her birthday," the party said in a statement.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the occasion to reach out to the Congress. He wished Sonia in the morning by tweeting, "Best wishes to Congress President Sonia Gandhi on her birthday. May almighty bless her with a long and healthy life."

This is the first birthday of Sonia after the last Lok Sabha elections, which saw a virtual rout of Congress nationwide at the hands of BJP.

Eleven security force personnel were killed in a predawn attack by terrorists on an Army camp in Uri area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir on December 5. All the six terrorists involved in the attack were also killed.

While Maoists had unleashed a major attack killing 14 CRPF personnel and injuring 12 others in Naxal-infested Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on December 1.

(With additional information from PTI)

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