As I sit here with news flashing the demise of Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji, I sense the end of an era gone by.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji is no more with us as BJP workers like me across the country face a void which shall forever remain. The people of India will time and again remember his oratory, poems and his principled stands which characterised much of his political life.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji will remain a source of inspiration for this country. Very rarely does a nation come across a leader who challenges the status quo and creates a new normal in national politics.
The young boy who stood out to the British in Quit India movement.
The man who got voted to the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha numerous times at that time when his political party was not even a force to reckon with. Maybe that’s what epitomises Charismatic Leadership
The leader who led scores of youth against the excesses of the Emergency
The great man who was instrumental in the founding of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1980.
The Ram Bhakt poetic face of Ram Janmabhoomi movement along with the likes of Advani ji & Manohar Joshi ji
The consensus candidate for Prime Ministership ultimately paving way for the first non-Congress Prime Minister to occupy the office for full 5 year term.
The man who was strong enough to conduct nuclear test against the whole league of nations who hated him for that. He showed us how to not give a damn about the world when it comes to securing National interest.
The Ajatshatru of Indian politics who saddens his political supporters and opponents alike even in his death.
My Last Respects to Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji - Om Shanti, May his soul attain Moksha.
