Didn't imagine Atalji's end will come so soon: Venkaiah Naidu
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday condoled the passing away of former India Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
In a message, he said that he visited him earlier in the morning but didn't imagine that the end will come so soon.
"He is, undoubtedly, one of the tallest leaders in post-independence India,," Naidu added.
"His contribution to strengthen democracy and good governance has been stupendous. He successfully ran a coalition of 23 parties with his rare persuasive charm and competence," said he.
Naidu said Vajpayee will be remembered for ushering in the connectivity revolution in the country.
"Bharat Ratna' Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee's qualities of Vyakthitva (personality), Vakthruthva (oratory), Karthruthva (devotion to duty), Mithrutva (friendliness) all combined in his remarkable 'Nethrutva' will be remembered for a along time to come," said he.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a three-time prime minister of India, a Bharat Ratna and a stalwart of Indian politics who represented the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Thursday. He was 93.
He passed away at 5:05 pm.
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