Atal Bihari Vajpayee Birthday Highlights: Wishes Pour In On Former Prime Minister's 93rd Birthday

On Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 93rd Birthday, Wishes Pour In: Highlights

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday: He was conferred the Bharat Ratna in 2015.

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister and one of the most respected politician Atal Bihari Vajpayee was born on December 25, 1924 in Gwalior. His birthday is celebrated by the government as Good Governance Day since 2014. The son of a schoolmaster from Gwalior, Mr Vajpayee joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS in 1939 and became a full member in 1947. In 1951, he was drafted, along with Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, to work with the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the predecessor of his BJP. Mr Vajpayee served as Prime Minister from March 19, 1998, to May 22, 2004, and for a short period in 1996. In 2015, Mr Vajpayee was conferred the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.

Here are the highlights on Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday:

Dec 25, 2017 18:19 (IST)

Sukhbir Singh Badal, the president of Shiromani Akali Dal, also tweeted birthday wishes for the poet-politician and called him one of the "tallest leaders of India."

Birthday greetings to Shri #AtalBihariVajpayee ji who is known as a poet, orator & statesman par excellence all rolled in one. One of the tallest leaders of India, he is known for his pragmatic leadership qualities as PM during which he laid the foundation of good governance. pic.twitter.com/Saj3FZYeVF
- Sukhbir Singh Badal (@officeofssbadal) December 25, 2017

Dec 25, 2017 14:33 (IST)

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Greets Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee On His 93rd Birthday.

पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री भारत रत्न आदरणीय अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी जी को जन्मदिन की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं. ईश्वर आपको स्वस्थ एवं दीर्घायु रखे.
- Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) December 25, 2017

Dec 25, 2017 11:45 (IST)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP President Amit Shah visited Atal Bihari Vajpayee's residence at Krishna Menon Marg in Delhi earlier today, on his 93rd birthday.

Dec 25, 2017 11:42 (IST)

Deputy Chief Minister Uttar Pradesh, National Vice President of BJP, Dr Dinesh Sharma also tweeted:

भारत रत्न, पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री, हमारे प्रेरणास्त्रोत, भाजपा के प्रमुख शिल्पी श्रद्रेय श्री अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी जी को जन्मदिन पर हार्दिक बधाई, शुभकामनाएँ। आपके उत्तम स्वास्थ्य, लंबी उम्र की कामना करता हूँ।#AtalBihariVajpayee #GoodGovernanceDay #AtalJiJanmdin pic.twitter.com/5muWpAxhIc
- Dr Dinesh Sharma BJP (@drdineshbjp) December 25, 2017

Minister of Home and Transport, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Bhupendra Singh also conveyed his wishes to him:

आज भारत को जो राजनीतिक नेतृत्व प्राप्त हुआ है,उसके निर्माण की आधारशिला रखने वाले महान कविहृदय राजनीतिज्ञ,हमारे प्रेरणास्त्रोत,भाजपा के शिखर पुरुष,भारत के पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री,भारत रत्न,परम श्रद्धेय,श्री अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी जी को जन्मदिन की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। #AtalBihariVajpayee pic.twitter.com/LQvYduq28k
- Bhupendra Singh (@bhupendrasingho) December 25, 2017

Actor, Singer and Member of Parliament Delhi (North-East) and Delhi President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Manoj Tiwari aslso conveyed his wishes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee:

Wishing happy birthday to our Guiding force, former Prime Minister & Bharat Ratna Shri #AtalBihariVajpayee Ji.#GoodGovernanceDay pic.twitter.com/bOaTkY5J5I
- Manoj Tiwari (@ManojTiwariMP) December 25, 2017

Dec 25, 2017 11:21 (IST)

BJP workers perform havan, cut cake to celebrate 93rd birthday of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Dec 25, 2017 11:20 (IST)

Rajnath Singh and Vijay Goel reach former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's residence in Delhi.

Dec 25, 2017 11:19 (IST)

BJP President Amit Shah reaches former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's residence at Krishna Menon Marg in Delhi to wish him on his 93rd birthday.

Dec 25, 2017 11:18 (IST)

Visual from former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's residence at Krishna Menon Marg in Delhi; he turns 93 today.

Dec 25, 2017 11:04 (IST)

BJP President Amit Shah also took twitter to convey his wishes:

हम सभी कार्यकर्ताओं के आदरणीय पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री भारत रत्न श्री अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी जी के जन्मदिन पर उन्हें हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। मैं ईश्वर से उनके अच्छे स्वास्थ्य व दीर्घायु की कामना करता हूँ। pic.twitter.com/nZrrdxHKKC
- Amit Shah (@AmitShah) December 25, 2017

Indian Wrestler Sushil Kumar wished former Prime Minister:

भारत के यशस्वी जनप्रिय राजनेता ओर अपनी उपलब्धियों से हिन्दुस्तान को गौरवान्वित करने वाले पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री आदरणीय श्री अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी जी को उनके ९३ वें जन्मदिन पर बहुत बहुत बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं।ईश्वर से उनके अच्छे स्वास्थ्य व दीर्घायु की कामना करता हूँ। #AtalBihariVajpayee pic.twitter.com/NxGpYMvVfZ
- Sushil Kumar (@WrestlerSushil) December 25, 2017

Dec 25, 2017 10:56 (IST)

Lots of political leaders tweeted in his honour and wished him on his birthday:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted:

Birthday greetings to our beloved Atal Ji. His phenomenal as well as visionary leadership made India more developed and further raised our prestige at the world stage. I pray for his good health.
- Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 25, 2017

President Ram Nath Kovind also joined PM Modi in wishing Mr Vajpayee:

Birthday wishes to our much-loved and respected former Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee #PresidentKovind
- President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) December 25, 2017

And Vice President Venkaiah Naidu conveyed his "heartfelt greetings" and wished Mr Vajpayee on his birthday.

Convey my heartfelt greetings to Bharat Ratna, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji, on his birthday, today. pic.twitter.com/Q15PrUYuvu
- VicePresidentOfIndia (@VPSecretariat) December 25, 2017