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Sadaiv Atal, a memorial of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, was dedicated to the nation Tuesday on his 94th birth anniversary.
President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the dignitaries who paid floral tributes to the former statesman at the memorial built near the Rashtriya Smriti Sthal, where his mortal remains were consigned to flames on August 17.
Vajpayee passed away on August 16 after a prolonged illness. He was cremated with full state honours.
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Former prime minister Manmohan Singh and family members of Vajpayee also offered flowers at the lotus-shaped memorial.
Sadaiv (always) Atal memorial will be managed by a trust headed by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
“Tributes to Atal Ji on his Jayanti. We reiterate our commitment towards creating the India he dreamt of,” Modi tweeted Tuesday.
हम सबके प्रिय, पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री स्वर्गीय अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी जी को उनकी जयंती पर शत-शत नमन।
Tributes to Atal Ji on his Jayanti. We reiterate our commitment towards creating the India he dreamt of. pic.twitter.com/CnD1NtQCWp
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 25, 2018
The veteran BJP leader served three terms as the prime minister – first for a period of 13 days in 1996, then for 13 months from 1998 to 1999, and a full term from 1999 to 2004.
He passed away on August 16 in Delhi at the age of 93.
Vajpayee’s birth anniversary is celebrated as Good Governance Day across the country.
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