News India Xtra@newsIndiaxtraPrime Minister Narendra Modi visited LK Advani's home to wish him on his birthday as he moves into his hundredth year. Several other leaders, including HD Deve Gowda and Ram Nath Kovind, also sent their greetings.
Deve Gowda called Advani a dear friend and said their bond goes back over 50 years, to the Emergency. Ravi Shankar Prasad credited Advani's efforts with helping create Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand.
Modi also wrote an article on Advani's life that ran in newspapers on Sunday.
