Archive · 17 Sep 2026
98-year-old BJP veteran Makhanlal Sarkar greets PM Modi
Makhanlal Sarkar is a 98-year-old senior worker of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
He sent birthday wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Sarkar praised Modi for continuing to work through challenges in India and abroad.
He remembered that Modi was Gujarat’s Chief Minister for 13 years.
He also said Modi is completing 12 years as Prime Minister.
Sarkar reminded Modi about six plans for developing West Bengal.
He hopes these plans will help create a better “Sonar Bangla,” or golden Bengal.
Sarkar has worked for the BJP for many decades and helped it grow in West Bengal.
Makhanlal Sarkar, a 98-year-old early BJP worker in West Bengal, greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday.
Sarkar praised Modi for addressing international and domestic challenges throughout his political career.
He said Modi served 13 years as Gujarat Chief Minister and is completing 12 years as Prime Minister.
Sarkar urged Modi to support six demands for West Bengal’s industrial development and the vision of “Sonar Bangla.”
Sarkar was arrested in Kashmir in 1952 while accompanying Syama Prasad Mookerjee and later helped expand the BJP in northern West Bengal.
- Who
- Makhanlal Sarkar, a 98-year-old senior Bharatiya Janata Party worker, congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- What
- Sarkar praised Modi’s political career and urged him to pursue industrial development in West Bengal.
- When
- On Thursday, on Narendra Modi’s birthday; Sarkar’s earlier political activities mentioned in the article date back to 1952 and 1980 onward.
- Where
- The remarks were made in Kolkata, West Bengal; Sarkar’s 1952 arrest occurred in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Why
- He wanted to congratulate Modi and remind him of six demands linked to the vision of “Sonar Bangla.”
- Speaker
- Makhanlal Sarkar, a 98-year-old early BJP worker in West Bengal
- Occasion
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday
- Modi’s Gujarat tenure
- 13 years as Chief Minister of Gujarat, according to Sarkar
- Modi’s prime ministerial tenure
- Completing 12 years as Prime Minister, according to Sarkar
- West Bengal proposal
- Six demands for “Sonar Bangla,” including industrial development
- 1952 event
- Sarkar was arrested in Kashmir while accompanying Syama Prasad Mookerjee
- BJP organisational work
- He became coordinator for West Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling districts after the BJP’s formation in 1980
- Membership drive
- He helped enrol nearly 10,000 members within one year