Atal Behari Vajpayee’s love for peace, progress and humanity will be remembered by one and all and the vacuum created in his death will remain as such for ever
Here we are publishing an work of art by our cartoonist Kamala Kanta Rath , who has tried to depict the real characteristics of Vajpayee ji who will continue to bless all from his heavenly abode. This is a tribute by K.K. on behalf of Associated Media Foundation.
Seen as a moderate face of BJP, Vajpayee first became prime minister in 1996, leading a shaky coalition whose members were suspicious of the BJP’s right-wing politics. It lasted for 13 days and collapsed after losing a vote of no-confidence. His second stint as prime minister was in 1998 when the National Democratic Alliance again came to power but that lasted for just 13 months. Finally, the NDA with Vajpayee as PM returned to power in 1999 and was voted out in 2004.
Prasanta Patnaik