New Delhi: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk, Sri Lanka acting Foreign Minister Lakshman Kiriella arrived in New Delhi to attend the funeral of former PM Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
He was an enormously important person who we have great respect for and it's a great loss for India. I wanted to pay my respects to a man of that stature: Dominic Asquith, British High Commissioner to India on the demise of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
We remember him for his contribution to Bangladesh Liberation War&strong support to people of Bangladesh. He had the great liking for Bengali music.I had the privilege of serving in Delhi as career diplomat when he became Foreign Minister: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan.
Here is the visual when King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck paid tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at BJP HQ. PM Modi, EAM Sushma Swaraj and Amit Shah also present.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, BJP MP Hema Malini, Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M) General Secretary and AAP MP Sanjay Singh paid last respects to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at BJP Headquarters.
Earlier The mortal remains of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji have been brought to BJP Headquarters.