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President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the dignitaries who attended a supplication ceremonial astatine 'Sadaiv Atal', the memorial of erstwhile Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, connected Thursday (December 25, 2025) to wage tributes to him connected his 101st commencement anniversary.
Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union Ministers J P Nadda, Nirmala Sitharaman, NDA state JD-U person and Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, respective different Ministers, MPs, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, and BJP moving president Nitin Nabin were among those who attended the event.
The Prime Minister said helium had the privilege to wage tributes to Vajpayee by visiting his memorial 'Sadaiv Atal' successful Delhi connected his commencement anniversary. "His life, dedicated to nationalist work and work to the nation, volition ever proceed to animate the radical of the country," PM Modi said.
He said Vajpayee's personality, enactment and enactment volition proceed to beryllium a guiding airy for the all-round improvement of the nation. He said Vajpayee dedicated his full beingness to bully governance and nation-building.
"He volition ever beryllium remembered arsenic a superb orator arsenic good arsenic a spirited poet. Vajpayee's personality, enactment and enactment volition proceed to beryllium a guiding airy for the all-round improvement of the nation," PM Modi said successful a connection earlier.
Vajpayee was calved connected this time successful Gwalior successful 1924 and passed distant successful New Delhi connected August 16, 2018. The authorities observes his commencement day arsenic Good Governance Day.
The BJP marked the time with its leaders commemorating Vajpayee's bequest successful nationwide events. Its main Ministers, Union Ministers and MPs, too organisational leaders, are portion of these programmes held crossed the country.
Vajpayee, India's 13th Prime Minister, served the state for 3 presumption betwixt 1996 and 2004.
He is known for his invaluable publication to India's economical growth. The 'Operation Vijay', commonly known arsenic the Kargil War, was fought against Pakistan and won during his tenure arsenic Prime Minister. He made India a atomic weapons power.
He had a distinguished four-decade parliamentary career, was elected 9 times to the Lok Sabha and doubly to the Rajya Sabha.
Rising from humble beginnings successful Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) to the station of Prime Minister, helium received the Padma Vibhushan successful 1992 for his selfless dedication to the federation and was conferred with Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, successful 2015.
Vajpayee championed antiauthoritarian ideals, women's empowerment, and societal equality.
As Prime Minister, helium prioritised bully governance and economical development, gathering nationalist highways, agrarian roads, expanding telecom, and improving infrastructure.
