New Delhi,
\nAs former premier Atal Bihari Vajpayee turned 93 today, greetings poured in for the veteran statesman, with President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi extending their wishes.<\/p>\n
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu went to meet Vajpayee at his residence here.<\/p>\n
\u201cBirthday wishes to our much-loved and respected former Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee #PresidentKovind,\u201d the official Twitter handle of the President of India read.<\/p>\n
\u201cVisited Atal ji to convey birthday greetings to him. Spent time with his family as well,\u201d the Prime Minister wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the day, Modi credited Vajpayee’s phenomenal and visionary leadership which “further raised our prestige at the world stage. I pray for his good health”.<\/p>\n
Naidu posted a poem in Hindi on Twitter by the former prime minister, who is keeping indifferent health and has not been seen in public for a long time now. The poem urged people to remain united and not to give up hope in tough times.<\/p>\n
BJP president Amit Shah and Home Minister Rajnath Singh also visited Vajapayee’s residence to greet him. “Visited Atal ji’s home to wish him on his birthday,” Shah said in a tweet.<\/p>\n
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti also wished the BJP veteran well on his birthday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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