Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Thursday (Dec 25) turned 85, but there were no birthday celebrations in view of last month’s Mumbai terror attacks. President Pratibha Patil was among the first to send greetings to the BJP veteran, Rastrapathi Bhawan sources said. She sent flowers and greetings to Vajpayee, they said. Vice President Hamid Ansari sent flowers to the former PM’s residence, BJP sources said.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh drove to the octogenarian leader’s Krishna Menon Marg residence here to wish him on his 85th birthday. Singh was with Vajpayee for about 15 minutes. Leader of Opposition and Vajpayee’s longtime colleague L K Advani also went to the former Prime Minister’s residence to express his birthday wishes, BJP sources said.
BJP chief Rajnath Singh, senior party leader Jaswant Singh, Uttarakhand Chief Minister B C Khanduri, former BJP president Bangaru Laxman, INLD chief Om Prakash Chautaula and former National Security Adviser Brajesh Mishra also wished Vajpayee.
Several other leaders from BJP, its NDA allies and those from other parties also sent bouquets and birthday wishes to Vajpayee, who was born on this day in 1924. Vajpayee had expressed his desire a couple of days ago not to celebrate his birthday in view of the terror strikes in Mumbai.
Former Delhi chief minister Madan Lal Khuarana, who met the BJP veteran briefly, later told reporters that he had requested the former PM to contest the coming Lok Sabha elections from Lucknow. “He merely nodded to the suggestion and did not say anything more,” Khurana said.
Bharti Airtel chief Sunil Mittal and senior BJP leader V K Malhotra also wished Vajpayee on the ocassion. The BJP veteran has been suffering from age-related ailments for the past two years and has kept away from public view.
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today also greeted Vajpayee on his 85th birthday. The residents of Prini village, known as the former PM’s second home, celebrated his birthday today in a low key manner.
Locals offered puja at the famous Nag Devta temple at Prini, near Manali, praying for long life of the veteran BJP leader, village head Kundan Kumar said. Vajpayee used to visit Prini every summer till 2006, before his health deteriorated.
(With inputs from agencies)
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh drove to the octogenarian leader’s Krishna Menon Marg residence here to wish him on his 85th birthday. Singh was with Vajpayee for about 15 minutes. Leader of Opposition and Vajpayee’s longtime colleague L K Advani also went to the former Prime Minister’s residence to express his birthday wishes, BJP sources said.
BJP chief Rajnath Singh, senior party leader Jaswant Singh, Uttarakhand Chief Minister B C Khanduri, former BJP president Bangaru Laxman, INLD chief Om Prakash Chautaula and former National Security Adviser Brajesh Mishra also wished Vajpayee.
Several other leaders from BJP, its NDA allies and those from other parties also sent bouquets and birthday wishes to Vajpayee, who was born on this day in 1924. Vajpayee had expressed his desire a couple of days ago not to celebrate his birthday in view of the terror strikes in Mumbai.
Former Delhi chief minister Madan Lal Khuarana, who met the BJP veteran briefly, later told reporters that he had requested the former PM to contest the coming Lok Sabha elections from Lucknow. “He merely nodded to the suggestion and did not say anything more,” Khurana said.
Bharti Airtel chief Sunil Mittal and senior BJP leader V K Malhotra also wished Vajpayee on the ocassion. The BJP veteran has been suffering from age-related ailments for the past two years and has kept away from public view.
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today also greeted Vajpayee on his 85th birthday. The residents of Prini village, known as the former PM’s second home, celebrated his birthday today in a low key manner.
Locals offered puja at the famous Nag Devta temple at Prini, near Manali, praying for long life of the veteran BJP leader, village head Kundan Kumar said. Vajpayee used to visit Prini every summer till 2006, before his health deteriorated.
(With inputs from agencies)
( This post is from an independent writer. The opinions and views expressed herein are those of the author and are not endorsed by APakistanNews.Com.)
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