President Murmu, PM Modi Pay Homage To AB Vajpayee On His Death Anniversary

President Draupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and many other BJP leaders on Wednesday paid homage to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary.

They arrived at 'Sadaiv Atal' memorial to pay tribute to the BJP stalwart on his death anniversary. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other BJP leaders have also paid their tributes to the former Indian Prime Minister.

In tributes to the BJP stalwart, Modi said Vajpayee played a pivotal role in boosting India's progress and taking it to the 21st century in a wide range of sectors.

"I join the 140 crore people of India in paying homage to the remarkable Atal Ji on his Punya Tithi," he said.

The first-ever Prime Minister from the BJP, Vajpayee is credited with popularising the party beyond its base and running a coalition government successfully for six years, during which he pushed reforms and boosted infrastructure.

He died in 2018 at the age of 93.

Amit Shah remembered the former Prime Minister as the "Ajatshatru of Indian politics". He said that Vajpayee established the highest standards of politics based on ideology and principles.

"With his strong will to serve the nation, on one hand he laid the foundation of good governance and on the other hand, he introduced India's potential to the whole world from Pokhran. Millions of salutes to such a great man on his death anniversary, who made invaluable contribution in taking the party from zero to peak with his organizational skills," he said on Twitter.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that he bows down to the former PM on his death anniversary. "He led the country on the path of development and good governance. My heartfelt tribute to him," Singh tweeted.