Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his last tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee who passed away on the evening of Thursday, 16 August in New Delhi’s AIIMS.
As the country mourned the loss of one of its charismatic prime ministers, well-wishers thronged Vajpayee’s residence where his mortal remains have been kept, wrapped in tricolour.
Tomorrow, 17 August, his body will be brought to the BJP headquarters at 9 AM, following which he will be accorded state funeral at Smriti Sthal.
- Seven days of state mourning and state funeral to be accorded to the nonagenarian
- Several state governments declare public holiday on 17 August
- Vajpayee suffered pneumonia, multi-organ failure; was put on ECMO: AIIMS Doctors
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