The Father of India's White Revolution Varghese Kurien turned 91 on Sunday. He led 'Operation Flood' to make India the biggest milk producing nation in the world.
Kurien joined Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union Limited in 1949, which was formed at the initiative of Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel.
Patel later asked Kurien to help set up a dairy processing plant, which saw the birth of Amul.
Hundreds of people associated with Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation, led by chairman Parthi Bhatol and Managing Director R S Sodhi, visited Kurien's house in Anand, longer life to wish him good health and
Asked for his message on the occasion, Kurien said that his message is to carry on the movement.