NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted former Kerala Chief Minister and senior CPM leader V S Achuthanandan on his 100th birthday. The Prime Minister conveyed his greetings through social media platform X.

“ He is a leader of the masses. I cherish the many interactions I had with him.” PM Modi tweeted.

The prime minister’s tweet was in Malayalam. The PM shared a picture of him interacting with V S Achuthanandan in the presence of late congress leader Oommen Chandy.

PM Modi’s tweet:

Best wishes to former Kerala Chief Minister Shri V S Achuthanandanji on the special occasion of his 100th birthday. He has been working for the people of Kerala for decades. I remember my interactions with him, especially when we were both Chief Ministers of our respective states. May he live a long and healthy life.

For the past four years, V S has been staying at his home in Thiruvananthapuram. Leaders who visited Achuthananadan's residence had to convey birthday wishes to the leader's family as doctors have not allowed anyone to see the communist leader due to adverse health concerns.

നൂറാം ജന്മദിനത്തിന്റെ വിശേഷ അവസരത്തില്‍ മുന്‍ കേരള മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി ശ്രീ വി എസ് അച്യുതാനന്ദൻജി ക്ക് ആശംസകള്‍. കേരളത്തിലെ ജനങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് വേണ്ടി പതിറ്റാണ്ടുകളായി അദ്ദേഹം പ്രവര്‍ത്തിക്കുന്നു. അദ്ദേഹവുമായുള്ള ഇടപഴകലുകള്‍ ഞാന്‍ ഓര്‍ക്കുന്നു, പ്രത്യേകിച്ചും ഞങ്ങള്‍ രണ്ടുപേരും അതാത്… pic.twitter.com/v8YP9Pnd9k

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 20, 2023