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It is an end of an era . A poet, master orator, statesman and loved and respected across partylines , three time- former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away at the age of 93.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his deep sadness over the demise of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in series of emotional tweets. PM Modi lead the nation in mourning the loss of the towering leader.
India grieves the demise of our beloved Atal Ji.
His passing away marks the end of an era. He lived for the nation and served it assiduously for decades. My thoughts are with his family, BJP Karyakartas and millions of admirers in this hour of sadness. Om Shanti.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 16, 2018
It was due to the perseverance and struggles of Atal Ji that the BJP was built brick by brick. He travelled across the length and breadth of India to spread the BJP’s message, which led to the BJP becoming a strong force in our national polity and in several states.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 16, 2018
Atal Ji’s passing away is a personal and irreplaceable loss for me. I have countless fond memories with him. He was an inspiration to Karyakartas like me. I will particularly remember his sharp intellect and outstanding wit.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 16, 2018
The BJP stalwart was admitted at the AIIMs for the last three months and his situation worsened dramatically in the last two days. Vajpayee was said to be on life support and very critical. His illness saw galaxy of leaders cutting across party lines visiting AIIMS to enquire about him.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Party President Amit Shah, former Deputy PM L K Advani along with daugheter Pratibha Home Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Health Minister J P Nadda, Textiles Minister Smriti Irani and several leaders party leaders.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi, National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee , Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, were at AIIMS.
Rajasthan chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is rushing to Delhi, So is Bihar chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
BJP has cancelled all party programmes including the national executive meeting. All BJP chief ministers and chief ministers of other states are reaching the capital and are expected to attend the funeral
