On the occasion of his 73rd birthday, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh received messages of greetings from President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Vice President, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and several other political leaders, Cabinet Ministers, Governors and Chief Ministers.

The Prime Minister was received at his office in South Block, when he arrived in the morning, by the entire staff of PMO, and greeted on the occasion. Representatives of all sections of the staff greeted him with flowers.