Remembering Prime Minister Vajpayee |
Marking the first death anniversary of the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a prayer meeting was held at Sadaiv Atal — the memorial to the BJP Patraich. President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and members of Vajpayee`s family were amongst those who paid tributes to the BJP leader amid the playing of hymns and devotional music. Mr Vajpayee`s adopted daughter Namita Kaul Bhattacharya and granddaughter Niharika were also present at the function. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the tenth Prime Minister of India, led the National Democratic Alliance government from 1998 to 2004, was the first ever person from the BJP to have become the country`s Prime Minister. He served as Prime Minister thrice - briefly in 1996, and then for two terms between 1998 and 2004. Mr. Vajpayee died on August 16 last year at Delhi`s All India Institute of Medical Sciences after a long illness. The memorial was dedicated to the nation in December last year on his 94th Birth Anniversary. The central samadhi platform comprises nine square black polished granite stone blocks, capped with a “diya” in the centre.
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