Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 99th birth anniversary, saying he worked to speed up the country’s development all his life.
Modi, along with President Droupadi Murmu, her predecessor Ram Nath Kovind, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, and several ministers, including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, Kiren Rijiju, Hardeep Singh Puri, and Arjun Ram Meghwal, paid tributes to the BJP stalwart at his memorial ‘Sadaiv Atal’ here.
Modi said on X, Vajpayee’s dedication and spirit of service to the country will be a source of inspiration during the ‘Amrit Kaal’ — the period until the centenary of India’s Independence in 2047.