Atal Bihari Vajpayee Death Anniversary: PM Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind, and other BJP leaders paid tributes
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Death Anniversary: Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with President Ram Nath Kovind, Union Home Minister Amit Shah remembered the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his first death anniversary. There were several key BJP leaders who paid their tributes at the BJP stalwart's memorial, Sadaiv Atal, on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Remembering Atal Ji on his Punya Tithi. His thoughts and words live on. We will always cherish his contribution to India’s development. Paid tributes to Atal Ji at Sadaiv Atal this morning." https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1162210023184801792?s=20 Union Home Minister Amit Shah, "On the first death anniversary of former Prime Minister and a popular leader, respected Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji, went to 'Always Atal' memorial and paid tribute to him."Atal Bihari Vajpayee was one of the tallest leaders of the nation and the founder member of Bhartiya Janata Party. He was passed away last year on August 16, at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after a prolonged illness, at the age of 93. Also Read: Indian Army and Indian Air Force on high alert following revoking of Article 370 Along with Union Minister Amit Shah, BJP national working president JP Nadda were among the prominent leaders who were present to pay tributes to Vajpayee at his memorial. Atal Bihari Vajpayee led the National Democratic Alliance government from 1998-2004. He was the first leader from Bhartiya Janata Party to become India's Prime Minister. Vajpayee Ji served the nation thrice, in 1996 and then for two terms between 1998 and 2004. -PTC News
