CHENNAI: (BUREAU) BJP state unit chief Nainar Nagenthran on Thursday said that former prime minister AB Vajpayee firmly protected national unity and democratic values without losing balance and compassion even in difficult moments.
Paying rich tributes to the BJP stalwart on his 100th birth centenary, Nagenthran also said that under his leadership, Indian politics reached new heights. The former PM proved through his actions that respect for governance, integrity in public life, and national interest should be the centre of politics, he added.
“He was a leader who, without losing balance and compassion even in difficult moments, firmly protected national unity and democratic values,” the BJP state president said in a post on the social media platform ‘X.'
“Today is the birth anniversary of 'Bharat Ratna' Atal Bihari Vajpayee. His political style, which combined dignity and humanity, is a rare quality that makes even his opponents respect him,” he said.
Vajpayee's vision that politics should be for the nation's future, not for personal gain, has inspired generations. The mark he left in Indian politics cannot be erased by time, he added.
Hailing Vajpayee as the architect of the new India, convener of the state BJP coordination committee, H Raja, said the former Prime Minister was instrumental in the Golden Triangle road project from Kashmir to Kanniyakumari, and had implemented the Antyodaya Anna Yojana, a scheme to feed the poor across the country to see India free from hunger and starvation.
“He announced the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, to provide free education to all the poor and established schools across the country. He established the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Scheme in every village and connected the country with roads,” Raja said in a post recalling the achievements of the former Prime Minister.