Patna, Mar 1 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on his 71st birthday. Modi made telephone call to Chief Minister Kumar to greet him on his birthday. He wished him a healthy and long life. Modi also tweeted expressing similar feelings for Kumar to greet him on his birthday. Kumar in his tweet thanked Prime Minister for his gesture and also expressed his gratitude towards him for extending birthday greetings. Union Minister RCP Singh, leader of the opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejaswi Prasad Yadav, JD(U) president Rajeev Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, Speaker of Bihar Assembly Vijay Kumar Sinha and Water Resources Minister Sanjay Jha were among others who greeted Chief Minister Kumar on his birthday. Birthday of Kumar was also celebrated in JD(U) office where party workers donated 71 pounds of blood to mark 71st birthday of Kumar. JD(U) celebrated the occasion as ‘Vikas Diwas’ (Development Day). (UNI)