Murmu, Modi, Shah & NDA leaders unite to pay tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Glimpses from Sadaiv Atal

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, former President Ram Nath Kovind, and several Union ministers and political leaders gathered at Sadaiv Atal in New Delhi Wednesday to pay tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 100th birth anniversary.

A statesman, politician, and gifted orator, Vajpayee earned admiration and respect across the political spectrum. A three-time prime minister, Vajpayee was a trailblazer in coalition politics in India. In 2014, the Modi government designated his birth anniversary as ‘Good Governance Day’. The following year, he was honoured with the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award. Vajpayee died in 2018.

ThePrint’s Suraj Singh Bisht brings you glimpses from Sadaiv Atal.

President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit shah and other senior leaders arrive at Sadaiv Atal to pays floral tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 100th birth anniversary | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi pay tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

President Droupadi Murmu pays tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth centenary at Sadaiv Atal | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

PM Narendra Modi at Sadaiv Atal | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s foster daughter Namita Kaul Bhattacharya pays floral tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu, Former President Ramnath Kovind and Namita Kaul Bhattacharya at Sadaiv Atal | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

President Droupadi Murmu speaks to Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

N. Chandrababu Naidu greets PM Modi | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Amit shah offers a seat to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at Sadaiv Atal | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

(L-R) PM Modi, President Murmu, and Vice-President Dhankhar at the ‘Pushpanjali and Prarthana Sabha’ | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks to Manohar Lal Khattar and Piyush Goyal at the ceremony | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

PM Modi with N. Chandrababu Naidu at Sadaiv Atal | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Chandrababu Naidu greets Jitan Ram Manjhi at Sadaiv Atal | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Nirmala Sitharaman, Manohar Lal Khattar and Piyush Goyal during the ceremony at Sadaiv Atal | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw pays tribute to former PM Vajpayee on his birth Centenary at Sadaiv Atal memorial | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

BJP National General Secretary B.L. Santhosh greets priests | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

VHP leader greets priests at Sadaiv Atal | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Group of priests at Sadaiv Atal | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint