Nation Remembers Atal Bihari Vajpayee On His First Death Anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Others Pay Tribute

India remembered three time former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his first death anniversary. Vajpayee after prolonged illness passed away last year on August 16 at the age of 93.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, JP Nadda , BJP working president were among several leaders who paid tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his memorial ‘Sadaiv Atal’ .

Prime Minister Modi tweeted his tributes too

Remembering Atal Ji on his Punya Tithi. His thoughts and words live on. We will always cherish his contribution to India’s development. Paid tributes to Atal Ji at Sadaiv Atal this morning. pic.twitter.com/RRZFnlcfTT — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 16, 2019

Other to pay tribute include Vajpayee’s daughter Namita Kaul Bhattacharya and granddaughter Niharika .

Delhi: Late #AtalBihariVajpayee‘s daughter Namita Kaul Bhattacharya and granddaughter Niharika pay tribute to former Prime Minister at ‘Sadaiv Atal’, on his first death anniversary today. pic.twitter.com/4GG1nIONtM — ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2019