President, PM Modi pay homage to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary

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New Delhi, Aug 16, 2023: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar paid tributes to the late former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary today.

 

The leaders paid floral tribute to the late former prime minister, a renowned Bharatiya Janata Party leader at ’Sadaiv Atal’, on his death anniversary.

Prime Minister Modi tweeted, “I join the 140 crore people of India in paying homage to the remarkable Atal Ji on his Punya Tithi. India benefitted greatly from his leadership. He played a pivotal role in boosting our nation’s progress and in taking it to the 21st century in a wide range of sectors.”

He was joined by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and many members of his Cabinet and leaders from different parties in a prayer meeting at ’Sadaiv Atal’, the memorial of the former prime minister.

In tributes to Vajpayee, Modi said he played a pivotal role in boosting India’s progress and taking it to the 21st century in a wide range of sectors.

The first-ever prime minister of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vajpayee is credited with popularising the party beyond its base and running a coalition government successfully for six years, during which he pushed reforms and boosted infrastructure.

He died in 2018 at the age of 93.

Courtesy: India Today