Bollywood King Shah Rukh Khan posted a heart-warming note on micro blogging website Twitter as he remembered the “Bharat Ratan” former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji. Shah Rukh in his long note stated that he had lost a part of his childhood. He also wrote that he considered himself the luckiest to have had Atal ji’s influence on him during his growing-up years.

Shah Rukh penned, “My father use to take me for every speech that Mr. Vajpayee made in Delhi when I was growing up. Years on I had the opportunity to meet him and spend lots of time discussing poetry, films, politics and our ailing knees. I also had the privilege of enacting one of his poems for screen. He was fondly addressed as ‘Baapji’ at home. Today the country has lost a Father Figure and a great leader.”

“Personally I have lost a part of my childhood and growing up memories of learning smiling and of course poetry. I consider myself the luckiest to have had his influence on my life during my formative years. May his soul rest in peace. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. Will miss your smiling face Baapji,” the megastar added in his tweet.

Here is the SRK post-

In his post, Superstar Shah Rukh also shared the link to the song Kya Khoya Kya Paya, for which he had shared his appearance with Vajpayee ji. It was sung by the Gajal Star late Jagjit Singh.

 The 93-year-old Vajpayee ji, took his last breath at New Delhi’s AIIMS after suffering the prolonged illness.

Meanwhile, people from all the walks of life paid tribute to Vajpayee ji at his residence and Government announced 7-day State mourning as the mark of respect to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The national flag is to be flown half-mast throughout the country till 22nd August.