President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays floral tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his memorial 'Sadaiv Atal' on his 98th birth anniversary this morning.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP Party president JP Nadda and other senior leaders also paid floral tribute at 'Sadaiv Atal' on the occasion. During the event a prayer was also organised to remember him.
Before heading to the memorial, PM Modi in a tweet said, tributes to Atal Ji on his Jayanti. He said, his contribution to India is indelible and his leadership and vision motivate millions of people.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday is celebrated as the 'GoodGovernanceDay'. Vajpayee served three terms as the prime minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 to 1999, followed by a full term from 1999 to 2004. He was the first-ever leader from the Bharatiya Janata Party to have become the nation's Prime Minister.