India President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath have paid floral tributes to Vajpayee at the ‘Sadaiv Atal’ Samadhi in New Delhi.
Also, BJP national president JP Nadda along with many others paid floral tributes to Vajpayee at the ‘Sadaiv Atal’ Samadhi in New Delhi. Union ministers, BJP leaders and opposition leaders paid their tributes to the veteran politician on social media. “Respected Atal ji touched the life of every Indian by realising good governance and development in the country with his firm determination and foresight and also made the whole world aware of the courage and strength of Atal India,” Amit Shah tweeted in Hindi.
One of the prominent leaders of the country and founding member of the BJP, Vajpayee passed away on August 16, 2018, at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after a prolonged illness. He was 93. Vajpayee served as Prime Minister thrice that is in 1996, and then for two terms between 1998 and 2004. His birthday, which falls on December 25, is celebrated as 'Good Governance Day'. He was awarded Bharat Ratna in 2014.
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