Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, extended his heartfelt greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 75th birthday and wished him good health on Wednesday.
In a letter to Modi, he wrote, "As India's longest staying guest, I have witnessed firsthand the far-reaching development and prosperity that have taken place over the years, and I congratulate you on the growing confidence and strength that has occurred in recent times."
India presents an example of harmony and stability to the world, and its success also contributes to global development, he added.
"I consider myself a proud messenger of India, and regularly express my admiration for India, the world's most populous and largest democracy, for its remarkable and deeply rooted religious pluralism," the Dalai Lama said in the letter.