NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, DEC 25
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid rich tributes to former prime minister and BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary.
#अटल_बिहारी_वाजपेयी happy birthday to you atal Bihari vajpayee ji pic.twitter.com/oxwu9sehRI
— Gaurav (@GauravD86163828) December 25, 2020
Vajpayee’s visionary leadership saw the country’s development reach unprecedented heights, he said in a tweet.
“His efforts for making a strong and prosperous India will be remembered forever,” Modi said.
LIVE: PM Shri @narendramodi releases book on Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji. https://t.co/1tFEUm7epn
— BJP (@BJP4India) December 25, 2020
Born in 1924, Vajpayee was a founder member of the Jana Sangh and then the BJP, a party which rose from the margins to rule India for the first time in 1990s with him being its main face.
His tenure is credited with ushering in a fresh wave of liberalisation, boosting growth and infrastructure.
