Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh on his birthday.
PM Modi took to Twitter saying, “Warm birthday greetings to Manipur CM @NBirenSingh Ji. May he be blessed with a long and healthy life”.
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Nongthombam Biren Singh was born on 1 January, 1961.
Singh was a journalist before joining politics and has also played domestic football for Border Security Force.
In March 2017, he was elected as leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Legislature Party in Manipur and with a majority of MLAs having been presented to the Governor, he was sworn in as Chief Minister of Manipur on 15 March 2017.
Nongthombam Biren Singh is the first ever BJP leader to be elected as Chief Minister of Manipur.
