New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on October 7, recalled the moment when he took the oath of office as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for the first time, twenty-five years ago in 2001.

PM Narendra Modi, in a series of posts on X, expressed gratitude to the people of the nation as he marked 25 years of service to the country.

"On this day in 2001, I took oath as Gujarat's chief minister for the first time. Thanks to the continuous blessings of my fellow Indians, I am entering my 25th year of serving as the head of a Government," PM Modi said in the post accompanied by pictures.

Born as Narendra Damodardas Modi on 17 September 1950 in the nondescript Mehsana town of Gujarat, he served as the state's CM for three consecuti...