New Delhi: The nation today paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister of India Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his second death anniversary.
President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to the former Prime Minister at ‘Sadaiv Atal’, the memorial of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee served as India’s prime minister three times between 1996 and 2004. He was the first leader from the BJP to become the prime minister. Born on December 25, 1924, in Gwalior, Vajpayee was a prominent writer and a profound poet.