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The Passing of an Indian Patriot – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Today India’s former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away at the age of 93.
I share the wonderful tribute to him by Nirupama Rao, India’s former ambassador to the United States:
” R.I.P Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. As spokesperson of the M.E.A in the period 2001-2002 it was an honor to serve him as our Prime Minister – a man of unbounded eloquence, perspicacity, and a profound understanding of statecraft, history, and human behavior.
The quintessential democrat, without an ounce of malice. The poet in him never gave up on his dream for peace in our region and I shall never forget the Lear-like droop in his shoulders – the tragic visage of the sad patriarch – as he witnessed the collapse of the Agra Summit in the summer of 2001 and the bloodshed in Gujarat, 2002.
The best elements of nature combined in him so that the world could say “Here was a man”: his humour and zest for life made him one of the most endearing of human beings I have ever met. I remember the twinkle of the eye with which he would utter his witticisms that were always brilliant and funny without a tinge of any poisoned barb.
He is now one with the stars in our mighty universe. But not forgotten. He cannot be. For here was one of independent India’s greatest. A man of deep wisdom and goodness. We will miss him for his immense caliber as a leader of this country, his embrace of the values on which our nation was founded, and his unerring moral compass. Sir, you are irreplaceable. God rest your soul.”
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