Atal Bihari Vajpayee turns 93 |
Former prime minister and Bharat Ratna awardee, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, turned 93 on December 25, 2017. Extending his greetings and warm wishes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Vajpayee`s `visionary leadership` and prayed for his good health. Since 2014, Vajpayee`s birthday has been celebrated by the Government as `Good Governance Day`. President Ramnath Kovind also joined PM Modi in wishing Vajpayee. And Vice President Venkaiah Naidu conveyed his “heartfelt greetings” and wished Vajpayee on his birthday. “Convey my heartfelt greetings to Bharat Ratna, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji, on his birthday, today,” he tweeted. BJP workers in Kanpur performed a `havan` today morning and prayed for Vajpayee`s good health and long life.Vajpayee is the only non-Congress leader to complete a full five-year term as prime minister. In 2014, on Vajpayee`s 91st birthday, the President`s office announced that the former statesman would be conferred India`s highest civilian honour.
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