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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several union ministers paid rich tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary.
A prayer meeting was held at Sadaiv Atal–the memorial to Atal Bihari Vajpayee– to mark the birth anniversary of the former prime minister.
BJP veteran L K Advani, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and members of Vajpayee’s family were amongst those who paid tributes to the BJP leader amid the playing of hymns and devotional music.
Delhi: PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at ‘Sadaiv Atal’ memorial to pay tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary pic.twitter.com/TDpccLWdGk
— ANI (@ANI) December 25, 2019
The memorial was dedicated to the nation in December last year.
Vajpayee was born in 1924 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. He died on August 16 2018 at AIIMS here.
“Tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee , who is etched in the hearts of the countrymen, on his birth anniversary,” Modi wrote on Twitter.
He also posted a brief video on Vajpayee, recalling his contributions to the country.
देशवासियों के दिलों में बसे पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री भारत रत्न अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी जी को उनकी जन्म-जयंती पर कोटि-कोटि नमन। pic.twitter.com/9tCkmEUxnf
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 25, 2019
