President Kovind, PM Modi, others pay tribute to Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary

Cabinet minister Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and senior BJP leader LK Advani were among the dignitaries present at a prayer meeting organised at Sadaiv Atal, Vajpayee's memorial.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was born on 25 December 1924 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind Wednesday led the tributes to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary. A prayer meeting was organised at Sadaiv Atal — the memorial to Vajpayee. BJP veteran L.K. Advani, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and members of Vajpayee’s family were among those present.

Home Minister Amit Shah and PM Narendra Modi at Sadaiv Atal | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Amit Shah covers himself with a muffler in a chilly winter morning in New Delhi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

PM Modi and Amit Shah walk towards the memorial to pay their tributes | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla (left) with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

As PM Modi pays tribute to Vajpayee, other leaders including L.K. Advani, Union Ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh stand in queue | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Pratibha Advani (left) and Narendra Modi helping L.K. Advani to get up | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad hugs Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s daughter Namita Bhattacharya | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Pratibha Advani helps father L.K. Advani as PM Modi, Ram Nath Kovind and other dignitaries stand by | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Namita Bhattacharya’s husband Ranjan Bhattacharya (left) with Amit Shah | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Visitors at the memorial click selfies with singer Anup Jalota | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

With inputs from PTI