Atal Bihari Vajpayee Death anniversary: Indian politicians pay floral tribute to Atal ji

New Delhi, Aug 16: President Draupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several prominent leaders on Tuesday (Aug 16) paid floral tribute to former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, at Sadaiv Atal in the national capital. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar paid floral tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, at Sadaiv Atal.

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Former President Ram Nath Kovind, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, and BJP national president JP Nadda paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, at Sadaiv Atal. Atal Bihar Vajpayee was the former Prime Minister of India and was elected to the position twice in 1996 and 1999.

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A member of the Bhartiya Janata Party, Vajpayee had joined the Quit India Movement in 1942 as a student leader. He was awarded India's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna in 2015 on his birthday. His birthday, Dec 25, was also declared as Good Governance Day by the Narendra Modi government. He was the first non-congress political leader who became the Prime Minister of India. He passed away on Aug 16, 2018.