President, PM, others pay floral tributes to former PM Vajpayee at ‘Sadaiv Atal’

President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with several other dignitaries, paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at ‘Sadaiv Atal’ in New Delhi on Sunday, Augut 16,2026, marking his death anniversary. The leaders also attended a solemn prayer meeting held in Vajpayee’s memory. Former President Ram Nath Kovind, Rajya Sabha Vice Chairman Harivansh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, and BJP National President Nitin Nabin were among the leaders who paid homage to the late leader. 
Born on December 25, 1924, in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was not only a statesman but also a poet and writer. He served as India’s Prime Minister three times — first briefly in 1996 for 13 days, then from 1998 to 1999 for 13 months, and later for a full term from 1999 to 2004. Vajpayee passed away on August 16, 2018, at AIIMS in New Delhi.