Vajpayee will live on in hearts and minds of every Indian: PM

August 17, 2018 18:38

Prime Minister Naredra Modi today said that former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will live on in the hearts and minds of every Indian.

After attending the BJP stalwart's cremation, Modi tweeted, "Atalji, you will live on in the hearts and minds of every Indian. No words can ever do justice to your rich contribution towards the making of our country

"People came from all parts of India, from all sections of society to pay tributes to an extraordinary personality who made an extraordinary contribution to the nation. India salutes you Atalji," Modi said in another tweet.

Vajpayee was given the highest national send-off today with politicians across the spectrum and foreign dignitaries attending his funeral held with state honours on the banks of the river Yamuna in Delhi.

Vajpayee's foster daughter Namita Bhattacharya lit the funeral pyre as a 21-gun salute went off at the Smriti Sthal.

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