Sonia Gandhi turns 65

NEW DELHI - Congress President Sonia Gandhi turned 65 on Thursday.

Union Ministers Pranab Mukherjee, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Virbhadra Singh, C P Joshi and Pradesh Congress Committee chiefs and AICC office bearers were among those who personally extended birthday greetings to her.

Among the first callers were DMK leaders including T R Baalu and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi’s daughter Kanimozhi.

Though the party had announced that Sonia Gandhi would not celebrate her birthday to avoid inconvenience to partymen coming to Delhi from outside to greet her, party workers particularly from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka gathered at her residence early in the morning beating drums and taking out processions.

Party workers from all over the country also celebrated Sonia’s birthday at the Central Office of the party at 24 Akbar Road.

The workers, clad in colourful T-shirts which had slogans like ‘Our pride is mother India, our guide is mother Sonia. (ANI)