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President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the ‘Sadaiv Atal’ memorial in Delhi on his 101st birth anniversary.

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Several senior BJP leaders, including former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, BJP President J P Nadda, BJP National Working President Nitin Nabin and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, were also present to pay homage to the former Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Modi, in a post on X, described Vajpayee as a statesman whose conduct, dignity and unwavering commitment to national interest set a benchmark for Indian politics. He said Vajpayee’s life continues to inspire the nation and highlighted that leadership is defined not by position but by conduct.

आदरणीय अटल जी की जन्म-जयंती हम सबके लिए उनके जीवन से प्रेरणा लेने का एक विशेष अवसर है। उनका आचरण, शालीनता, वैचारिक दृढ़ता और राष्ट्रहित को सर्वोपरि रखने का संकल्प भारतीय राजनीति के लिए एक आदर्श मानक है। उन्होंने अपने जीवन से यह सिद्ध किया कि श्रेष्ठता पद से नहीं, आचरण से स्थापित… pic.twitter.com/jPHRsrGDD7

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 25, 2025

Quoting a Sanskrit subhashita, the Prime Minister said the actions of great leaders guide society—an ideal reflected throughout Vajpayee’s public life.

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee was born on December 25, 1924, in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. He served three terms as Prime Minister and was the first non-Congress leader to complete a full term in office. Vajpayee passed away on August 16, 2018, at AIIMS, New Delhi.