Vajpayee remembered on his death anniversary; Prez, PM pay rich tributes
President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to the veteran BJP leader at his memorial Sadaiv Atal here.
US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster on Thursday shared his country’s grief over the death of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee saying he contributed immensely to ties between the two countries.
“The US grieves with India on the loss of former Prime Minister #AtalBehariVajpayee,” Juster said in a tweet.
The US grieves with India on the loss of former Prime Minister #AtalBehariVajpayee. He will be remembered for his immense contribution to bolstering #USIndia relations & for recognizing us as “natural allies.” We extend our deepest condolences to the people of India. pic.twitter.com/tWQOWNV8yd
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— Ken Juster (@USAmbIndia) August 16, 2018
“He will be remembered for his immense contribution to bolstering #USIndia relations and for recognizing us as ‘natural allies’,” he added.
“We extend our deepest condolences to the people of India.”
Vajpayee, 93, passed away at AIIMS here soon after 5 p.m. on Thursday following a prolonged illness.
The former Prime Minister, whose birthday on is celebrated as Good Governance Day, was honoured with the Bharat Ratna in 2014.
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