Atal Bihari Vajpayee Quotes


Ours is a multi-religious country, a multi-lingual country; we have many different modes of worship. We believe in peaceful and harmonious co-existence.


Citations

Vajpayee, Atal Bihari. Independence Day Address. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 15 Aug. 2002.

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  • Born: December 25, 1924
  • Died: August 16, 2018
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Profession: Bharat Ratna

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an Indian statesman who served three terms as the Prime Minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 to 1999, followed by a full term from 1999 to 2004. Vajpayee was one of the co-founders and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He was the first Indian prime minister not of the Indian National Congress to serve a full term in office. He was also noted as a poet and a writer.