Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah also paid tributes.
(Photo: Twitter/@BJP4India)
On the 96th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister of India and BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind and other leader paid tribute to him.
PM Modi on the occasion also launched a book titled, Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Parliament: A Commemorative Volume on the occasion.
“Salutations to former Prime Minister Venerable Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary. Under his visionary leadership, he took the country to unprecedented heights of development. His efforts to build a strong and prosperous India will always be remembered,” PM said in a tweet in Hindi.
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पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री आदरणीय अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी जी को उनकी जन्म-जयंती पर शत-शत नमन। अपने दूरदर्शी नेतृत्व में उन्होंने देश को विकास की अभूतपूर्व ऊंचाइयों पर पहुंचाया। एक सशक्त और समृद्ध भारत के निर्माण के लिए उनके प्रयासों को सदैव स्मरण किया जाएगा।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 25, 2020
प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi ने भारत के पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री, भारत रत्न श्री अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी द्वारा संसद में दिए गए उद्बोधनों पर आधारित पुस्तक 'Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Parliament : A Commemorative Volume' का विमोचन किया। pic.twitter.com/jK0PKuFiaQ
— BJP (@BJP4India) December 25, 2020
President Kovind paid homage to Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India, on his birth anniversary at his samadhi ‘Sadaiv Atal’ in New Delhi.
President Kovind paid homage to Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India, on his birth anniversary at his samadhi ‘Sadaiv Atal' in New Delhi. pic.twitter.com/Wpyo1sG1p2
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) December 25, 2020
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah also paid tributes.
परम श्रद्धेय स्वर्गीय श्री अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी जी की जयंती के अवसर पर आज उनके समाधि स्थल "सदैव अटल" पर भावभीनी पुष्पांजलि अर्पित की। ईश्वर हमें अटल जी की दिखाई राह पर राष्ट्र की सेवा में गतिमान रखे।#AtalBihariVajpayeeJi pic.twitter.com/Pmfr00W3dO
— Om Birla (@ombirlakota) December 25, 2020
At Sadaiv Atal Samadhi Sthal, paid tributes to Atalji. pic.twitter.com/N0wg5txuXr
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) December 25, 2020
परम श्रद्धेय भारत रत्न अटल जी की जयंती पर सदैव अटल जाकर उन्हें पुष्पांजलि अर्पित की। अटल जी के विचार और देश की प्रगति के लिए उनका समर्पण हमें सदैव राष्ट्रसेवा के लिए शक्ति देते रहेंगे। pic.twitter.com/aZSjTnigiU
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) December 25, 2020
Atal Bihari Vajpayee served for 2268 days in his combined terms as Prime Minister of India.
Vajpayee served as Prime Minister for 13 days in 1996 and for 2256 days during 1998-2004 term.
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