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Tributes paid to Vajpayee on first death anniversary
A prayer meeting was held at Sadaiv Atal--the memorial to Atal Bihari Vajpayee--on Friday to mark the first death anniversary of the former prime minister.
New Delhi: A prayer meeting was held at Sadaiv Atal--the memorial to Atal Bihari Vajpayee--on Friday to mark the first death anniversary of the former prime minister.
#PresidentKovind pays homage to #AtalBihariVajpayee at Sadaiv Atal, in New Delhi pic.twitter.com/jRdhc0kngp
— PIB India (@PIB_India) August 16, 2019
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President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and members of Vajpayee's family were amongst those who paid tributes to the BJP leader amid the playing of hymns and devotional music.
PM @narendramodi paying homage at Sadaiv Atal pic.twitter.com/fHzRHPdcpG
— PIB India (@PIB_India) August 16, 2019
The memorial was dedicated to the nation in December last year. The central samadhi platform comprises nine square black polished granite stone blocks, capped with a "diya" in the centre. Vajpayee (93) died on August 16 last year at AIIMS. (PTI)