Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday paid tributes to former Prime Minister and BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary.
According to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), CM Dhami paid his respects and offered floral tributes to the late Prime Minister on his 5th death anniversary at the Chief Minister's residence in Dehradun.
PM Modi took to the social media platform 'X' and said, "I join the 140 crore people of India in paying homage to the remarkable Atal Ji on his Punya Tithi. India benefitted greatly from his leadership. He played a pivotal role in boosting our nation's progress and in taking it to the 21st century in a wide range of sectors."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with President Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar paid tributes to the former PM on his death anniversary today in a prayer meeting at 'Sadaiv Atal' in Delhi.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, members of the Cabinet and leaders from different parties also attended the prayer meeting at 'Sadaiv Atal', the memorial of the former prime minister.
Born in Gwalior in 1924, Vajpayee was the face of the BJP for decades and was the first non-Congress prime minister to have served a full term in office.
Vajpayee served as the Prime Minister of India from May 16, 1996, to June 1, 1996, and again from 19 March 1998 to 22 May 2004.
He also served as India's External Affairs Minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Moraji Desai from 1977 to 1979. He passed away at AIIMS Hospital in Delhi on August 16 in 2018. (ANI)
