PM Narendra Modi sent personal note of Republic Day wishes to various foreign players like Former West Indies Cricketer Chris Gayle and Former South African Cricketer Jonty Rhodes. In responding to this, Chris Gayle penned a note to PM Modi as “I would like to congratulate India on their 73rd Republic Day. I woke up to a personal message from Prime Minister Modi reaffirming my close personal ties with him and to the people of India. Congratulations from the Universe Boss and nuff (sic) love,”. And Jonty Rhodes also tweeted as – “Thank you narendramodiji for the very kind words. I have indeed grown so much as an individual on every visit to India. My whole family celebrates RepublicDay with all of India, honouring the importance of a Constitution that protects the rights of the Indian people JaiHind,”.