Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday drove to former deputy Prime Minister L K Advani's residence to personally greet him on his 94th birthday.

The PM was seen arriving with a bouquet at Mr Advani's residence and later taking part in a cake-cutting ceremony at the veteran leader's residence, in a short video shared by the BJP.

The PM also extended his best wishes to the veteran leader on Twitter.

"Birthday greetings to respected Advani Ji. Praying for his long and healthy life. The nation remains indebted to him for his numerous efforts towards empowering people and enhancing our cultural pride. He is also widely respected for his scholarly pursuits and rich intellect," Modi tweeted.

BJP's longest-serving president L K Advani received a host of wishes from all quarters, with Defence Minister and many other leaders greeting him and lauding his contributions to the country and the party.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hailed Advani as an inspiration and guide and said he is counted among those most respected leaders whose scholarship, foresight and intellect are acknowledged by everyone.

BJP president J P Nadda praised the veteran leader for taking the party to the masses and playing a key role in the country's development. Wishing him a long and healthy life, he said the nonagenarian leader was an inspiration to crores of party workers.

The principal architect of the BJP's rise as a major national political party as he tied its fortunes with the Ram Janmabhoomi movement in the late 80s, Advani crafted and shaped the Hindutva politics, and spearheaded the party and its forerunner Jana Sangh for decades along with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Born in Karachi in undivided India, he joined the RSS and then the Jana Sangh since the latter's foundation.