Shimla: Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, who turned 67 on Sunday was greeted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and Governor Urmila Singh on the occasion.
Prominent BJP leaders who greeted the chief minister on his birthday included BJP president Nitin Gadkari, leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitely, Raj Nath Singh and Kalraj Mishra.
The chief minister was also greeted by a large number of people, officials, legislators and cabinet colleagues at his official residence Oak Over in the morning and later by the large public gathering at a function in Pragtinagar in Kothkai.