1. Former Prime Minister Atal Bhihari Vajpayee passed away.
India's great son served as PM from 1996-2004.
Born on December 25th 1924 in gwalior, Madya Pradesh. This day celebrated as Good Governance day.
He is a great poet and orator.
Received Bharata Ratna in 2015 and also Padma Vibhushan in 1992.
He is from Bharatiya Janata party. He was the first Indian prime minister who was not a member of the Indian National Congress party to have served a full five-year term in office.
He was the first person to give a speech in Hindi at the UN General Assembly in 1977. He served as India’s Minister of External Affairs at that time.
He was able to speak 17 languages.
His wrote lot of poems in Hindi. Aao phir se diya jalaaen, Kaurav kaun, kaun Pandav.
Favorite leader: Jawaharlal Nehru
Participated in Quit India Movement 1942-45.
Vajpayee did not marry all his life. He, however, adopted a daughter named Namita Bhattacharya.
During an official trip to US, Vajpayee visited Disneyland after official engagements. The former Prime Minister, then 69 years old, tried out ride after ride at the destination. “We stood in the queues for each and every ride. I don’t think I have ever seen him in such a jolly mood,” Vajpayee’s aide Shiv Kumar had told Outlook magazine.
"We lost such a great person with ethics and values"
Rip sir
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