Tripura, November 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wished Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb on the latter's birthday. PM Modi took to Twitter and wished the Tripura chief minister a long and healthy life and complimented him for working tirelessly for the people of Tripura. Biplab Kumar Deb  took his oath as the 10th Chief Minister of Tripura on March 9, 2018 and was largely credited for the BJP's astounding victory in the Left bastion of Tripura. Biplab Deb's Views on Government Jobs, Diana Hayden, Milk Cows & Internet in Mahabharata Era Makes Him Internet's Favourite Controversy Child.

Biplab Kumar Deb was born on 25 November 1971 in Udaipur, Gomati district, Tripura. Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished the leader on his birthday today. Read his tweet below:

Biplab Kumar Deb is often in the news  for his comments and take on various issues. His controversial and eccentric comments have also got him a following on social media and keeps the spotlight on him. The Tripura CM had said that internet and satellite communication existed during the age of Mahabharata. To validate his point, Deb narrated the incident of blind king Dhirtishistra receiving timely updates on the war which was underway in Kurukshetra from his narrator Sanjay.

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