Dehradun, July 25 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami extended his congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on completing 11 years in office, marking the second-longest tenure as Prime Minister in independent India's history.

"On behalf of the people of Uttarakhand, I congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has completed the second-longest tenure as Prime Minister in the history of independent India and is a leader of Jan Gan Man. Under his leadership, the country has established a new identity globally... Development has reached every citizen of the country... His hard work is evident in India's establishment as a global leader, and it would not be exceptional to call him the maker of New India... I pray for ...