Jitan Ram Manjhi Celebrates 82nd Birthday Amid Wishes from Top Leaders

HAM founder and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi celebrated his second birthday in four days on Tuesday. According to the English calendar, his date of birth is October 6, while according to the Hindi date, he was born on Jitiya Parva. That is why he was also named Jitan. However, Jitan Ram Manjhi celebrated his birthday on October 3 itself by cutting a cake in his native village Mahakar in Gaya. The party office also had a function on the same day. On his 82nd birthday on Tuesday, several Union ministers and leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, wished him a healthy and long life. The Prime Minister wished him on his birthday. Several central leaders, including Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Ministers Bhupender Yadav, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Nitin Gadkari, Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Rajasthan Bhajan Lal Sharma, Chief Minister of Haryana, Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis and Chief Minister of various states also wished him on his birthday.