PM Modi, Prez Murmu, BJP leaders pay tribute to Vajpayee on death anniversary

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, vice president C P Radhakrishnan and other senior leaders on Sunday paid tribute to former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his memorial, Sadaiv Atal, in New Delhi on his eighth death anniversary.Defence minister Rajnath Singh, BJP president Nitin Nabin, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla and Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta also joined the tributes for Vajpayee, one of India's most respected political leaders, who is remembered for his decades-long contribution to public life. Vajpayee served as Prime Minister three times and was conferred the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, in 2015.PM Narendra ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi described Vajpayee as an “extraordinary statesman” and said his vis