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#Atal BihariVajpayee99thBirthAnniversary : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Leads Nation In Paying Rich Tributes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 99th birth anniversary, saying he worked to speed up the country’s development all his life.
पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री आदरणीय अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी जी को उनकी जयंती पर देश के सभी परिवारजनों की ओर से मेरा कोटि-कोटि नमन। वे जीवनपर्यंत राष्ट्र निर्माण को गति देने में जुटे रहे। मां भारती के लिए उनका समर्पण और सेवा भाव अमृतकाल में भी प्रेरणास्रोत बना रहेगा। pic.twitter.com/RfiKhMb27x
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 25, 2023
Modi, along with President Droupadi Murmu, her predecessor Ram Nath Kovind, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and several ministers paid tributes to the BJP stalwart at his memorial ‘Sadaiv Atal’ .
#WATCH | Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays floral tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at ‘Sadaiv Atal’ memorial, on his birth anniversary. pic.twitter.com/BqpmVC6tie
— ANI (@ANI) December 25, 2023
P M Modi wrote on X, Vajpayee’s dedication and spirit of service to the country will be a source of inspiration during the ‘Amrit Kaal’ — the period until the centenary of India’s Independence in 2047.
Vajpayee served three terms as the 10th Prime Minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 to 1999, followed by a full term from 1999 to 2004.
