Bengaluru : Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, who turns 78 today, has requested his well wishers and supporters to refrain from “unnecessary expenditure” for the celebration even as an 1,800-seater event has been planned for the occasion at Palace Grounds.

“As I enter a new year of my life, I am indebted to all the love and support that I have received from all of you at every stage of my life. Whatever I have achieved today is a result of the blessings and faith that the people of my state have showered, and that is all I seek from all of you. And hence I humbly request everyone to not bring bouquets, flowers, shawls, sweets, turbans or any souvenirs tomorrow,” Yediyurappa said in a tweet.

At Palace Grounds, the B S Yediyurappa Abhinandana Samiti will organise an event to celebrate the CM’s birthday. On the occasion, a documentary, a coffee table book and a memoir will be launched.