‘Unprecedented heights of development’: PM Modi remembers Vajpayee on birth anniversary

PM Modi also paid his tributes to Madan Mohan Malviya whose birth anniversary too falls on December 25.

Updated on: Dec 25, 2020, 09:00:24 IST

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary and said India will always remember his efforts. “His visionary leadership took the country to unprecedented heights of development,” PM Modi tweeted.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter and remembered Vajpayee, Madan Mohan Malviya on their birth anniversaries. (PTI)

PM Modi also paid his tribute to Madan Mohan Malviya whose birth anniversary too falls on December 25. “He devoted his entire life to social reform and service to the nation. His contribution for the country will continue to inspire generations,” he wrote remembering his contribution.

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The BJP government celebrates December 25 as “good governance day” in the memory of Vajpayee. PM Modi will release a book ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Parliament: A Commemorative Volume’ to mark this year’s birth anniversary. The book, published by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, highlights the life and works of the former Prime Minister and contains his notable speeches delivered in Parliament. The book also contains some rare photographs from his public life.

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