Sharing pictures of paying last respects to Vajpayee, PM Modi took to Twitter to bid an emotional farewell.
After paying homage to Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Smriti Sthal in Delhi on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi bid goodbye to the former PM saying 'you will live on in the hearts and minds of every Indian'.
Sharing pictures of paying last respects to Vajpayee, PM Modi took to Twitter to bid an emotional farewell. "Atal Ji, you will live on in the hearts and minds of every Indian. No words can ever do justice to your rich contribution towards the making of our country," PM Modi posted on Twitter.
On Friday evening, Vajpayee's mortal remains were consigned to the flames. Foster daughter Namita Kaul Bhattacharya lit the pyre as cries of "Atal Bihari Amar Rahe" reverberated.
President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh were among the thousands of people at the Rashtriya Smriti Sthal on the banks of the Yamuna, the BJP patriarch's final resting place.
The former prime minister was accorded a state funeral with thousands of people joining his last journey.
Several foreign dignitaries, including Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk, Pakistan's Minister of Law Ali Zafar, Nepal's Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali and Acting Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Lakshman Kiriella, were among the foreign dignitaries attended Vajpayee's funeral.
Amid sultry weather conditions, thousands of people walked along the over seven km-long route with some showering petals at the carriage.
An astute politician known for his great oratory skills, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee won the hearts of many across the political spectrum with his wit and sobriety and was by far one of the most respected leaders in the country's history.
Earlier, reacting to Vajpayee's demise, PM Modi said: "I have no words, I am filled with emotions right now. Our respected Atal ji is no more. Every moment of his life he had dedicated to the nation."
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