Congratulated by Modi, parents-to-be Anushka and Virat tweet a thank you message

Bollywood acress Anushka Sharma and Indian star cricketer Virat Kohli on Friday responded to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's congratulatory tweet to the parents-to-be, thanking him for the wishes, reports the NDTV.

Thursday marked Indian PM Modi's 70th birthday, when cricketer Virat Kohli had wished the Prime Minister in a tweet. Responding to Virat's message, Modi had tweeted: "Thank you, Virat! I would also like to congratulate Anushka and you. I am sure you will be amazing parents!"

Mom-to-be Anushka, in her thank you note, wrote: "Thank you sir for your lovely wish! Hope you had a great birthday! Wishing you good health always."

Meanwhile, Virat added: "Thank you for the lovely wishes sir."

Anushka and Virat got married in December 2017. The couple had a destination wedding in Italy's Tuscany, after which they flew down to Delhi to invite PM Modi to their wedding reception in the National Capital, which he attended.

In August, Anushka and Virat announced their pregnancy with an adorable statement on social media. "And then, we were three! Arriving Jan 2021," they wrote in separate posts.