<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on his 81st birthday.</p>.<p>"Best wishes to Shri Mallikarjun Kharge Ji on his birthday. May he be blessed with a long and healthy life," Modi tweeted.</p>.<p>The Congress leader thanked him for his wishes.</p>.<blockquote><p>Thank you for your wishes, Modi ji. <a href="https://t.co/QgiUVQsK37">https://t.co/QgiUVQsK37</a></p>— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) <a href="https://twitter.com/kharge/status/1682238748237639680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 21, 2023</a></blockquote>.<p>The Dalit leader from Karnataka has risen from a humble background to play an important role in several positions in his party and governments at his home state and the Centre.</p>.<p>He is the first non-Gandhi family member to be the Congress president in more than two decades as his party looks to him to steer it back to a position of strength following several electoral setbacks.</p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on his 81st birthday.</p>.<p>"Best wishes to Shri Mallikarjun Kharge Ji on his birthday. May he be blessed with a long and healthy life," Modi tweeted.</p>.<p>The Congress leader thanked him for his wishes.</p>.<blockquote><p>Thank you for your wishes, Modi ji. <a href="https://t.co/QgiUVQsK37">https://t.co/QgiUVQsK37</a></p>— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) <a href="https://twitter.com/kharge/status/1682238748237639680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 21, 2023</a></blockquote>.<p>The Dalit leader from Karnataka has risen from a humble background to play an important role in several positions in his party and governments at his home state and the Centre.</p>.<p>He is the first non-Gandhi family member to be the Congress president in more than two decades as his party looks to him to steer it back to a position of strength following several electoral setbacks.</p>