In pictures: President Kovind, PM Modi, others pay tribute to Vajpayee on his death anniversary
PM Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, and Union ministers paid tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the ‘Sadaiv Atal’ Samadhi in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends prayer meeting on the death anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal, and Ashwini Vaishnaw paid tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his third death anniversary, at the Sadaiv Atal Samadhi in the national capital.
The former PM passed away on 16 August 2018 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after prolonged illness. He was 93.
On Twitter, PM Modi wrote, “We remember his warm personality, we remember his endearing nature, we remember his wit and humour, we remember his contribution to national progress. Atal Ji lives in the hearts and minds of our citizens.”
ThePrint’s national photo editor Praveen Jain brings you pictures of leaders paying tribute to the former PM.
Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia with former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje and Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s foster daughter Namita Bhattacharya, at Sadaiv Atal to pay tribute to former PM on his death anniversary, in New Delhi, Monday | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintPrime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, at Sadaiv Atal in New Delhi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintPresident Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pay tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, at Sadaiv Atal in New Delhi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintUnion Home Minister Amit Shah at Sadaiv Atal to pay tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, in New Delhi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintPresident Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Indian playback singer Pankaj Udhas at Sadaiv Atal to pay tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, in New Delhi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintPresident Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Sadaiv Atal to pay tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, in New Delhi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintPresident Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Sadaiv Atal to pay tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, in New Delhi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintPrime Minister Narendra Modi with President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, at Sadaiv Atal to pay tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, in New Delhi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintUnion Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia with Namita Bhattacharya and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Niharika Bhattacharya at Sadaiv Atal to pay tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, in New Delhi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintUnion Minister Hardeep Puri with Jyotiraditya Scindia, at Sadaiv Atal to pay tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, in New Delhi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintHome Minister Amit Shah pays tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, at Sadaiv Atal in New Delhi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw with Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh Narayan Singh at Sadaiv Atal to pay tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, in New Delhi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintPresident Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president J.P Nadda at Sadaiv Atal to pay tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, in New Delhi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint
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