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Modi releases Rs.100 coin in memory of Atal Behari Vajpayee

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Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Monday released a Rs.100 commemorative coin in memory of former Prime Minister of the country Atal Behari Vajapyee.

Vajpayee’s long-time associate and BJP veteran L K Advani, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and BJP president Amit Shah were also present at an event in New Delhi.

Vajpayee died at the AIIMS in New Delhi in August at the age of 93 following prolonged illness.

Addressing the gathering, Modi said he would go to Vajpayee’s memorial on Tuesday to reiterate his commitment to the ideology and path shown by him.

“Atal Ji wanted democracy to be supreme. He built the Jana Sangh. But, when the time came to rescue our democracy he and others went to Janata Party. Likewise, when the choice was between remaining in power or comprising on ideology, he left Janata Party and formed the BJP,” Modi said.

He said while for some, power is oxygen and they cannot live without it, Vajpayee spent a long part of his career in the opposition benches raising issues of national interest.

The late prime minister never compromised on the ideology of the party, Modi said.

He said, the party, which “Atalji built brick by brick” has become among the largest political parties.

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