President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union ministers on Tuesday paid rich respects to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his fourth death anniversary in Delhi. Atal Bihari Vajpayee – remembered as “a man of the masses” – was India’s prime minister for three terms.
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was honored by President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and union ministers in Delhi on Tuesday on the occasion of his fourth death anniversary. During his three terms as prime minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was known as “a man of the masses.” At Sadaiv Atal, AB Vajpayee’s memorial in the national capital, the leaders paid floral tributes to him. Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh also paid tribute to the former PM and BJP veteran. In 2018, the former prime minister passed away after a long illness. In addition, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar paid his respects at the memorial.
His tenure as prime minister of India included brief stints in 1996, 1998, and 1999, followed by a full term from 1999 to 2004.
Vajpayee also received the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, in 2015. He was also a gifted orator and a prolific writer.
He is also famous for his poetry, the most of which he wrote in Hindi. After being sent to the hospital in June due to a renal ailment, Vajpayee passed away on August 16th, 2018.
