{"id":3218,"date":"2018-08-17T14:18:21","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T08:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/?p=3218"},"modified":"2018-08-17T14:18:21","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T08:48:21","slug":"foreign-leaders-envoys-arrive-in-delhi-to-attend-former-pms-last-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/news\/foreign-leaders-envoys-arrive-in-delhi-to-attend-former-pms-last-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign leaders, envoys arrive in Delhi to attend former PM’s last journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Void left by Vajpayee would be impossible to fill, says former PM’s family<\/strong><\/p>\n

The death of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is a huge loss and his departure has left a void that would be “impossible to fill”, his family members said on Thursday.\u00a0Vajpayee, a bachelor, is survived by his adopted daughter Namita Kaul Bhattacharya.<\/p>\n

“It is a very big loss for us and his death has left a void that would be impossible to fill,” said Anoop Mishra, nephew of Vajpayee.<\/p>\n

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EU tweets condolences on Vajpayee’s\u00a0passing<\/strong><\/p>\n

The European Union said they bloc will remember Vajpayee’s\u00a0visionary contributions to EU-India relations. “We express our deepest sympathies on the passing away of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and with the people of India,”\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

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Sri Lanka minister reaches New Delhi to attend Vajpayee’s\u00a0funeral<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sri Lanka acting foreign minister Lakshman Kiriella arrived\u00a0in New\u00a0Delhi to attend former prime minister Atal\u00a0Bihari Vajpayee’s funeral at Smriti Sthal\u00a0at 4 pm.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Swami Agnivesh\u00a0assualted on DDU\u00a0Marg<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Indian Express\u00a0<\/em>reported that Swami Agnivesh\u00a0was assaulted outside the BJP\u00a0headquarters in New Delhi’s DDU\u00a0Marg. He was on his way to pay his respects to former prime minister Atal\u00a0Bihari Vajpayee, when the incident took place.\u00a0The incident comes a month after he was allegedly assaulted by a mob of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) activists in Jharkhand\u2019s Pakur.\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Narendra\u00a0Modi\u00a0returns to BJP\u00a0headquarters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Minister Narendra\u00a0Modi\u00a0has returned to the BJP\u00a0headquarters, shortly before the funeral procession to the cremation ground is taken out.\u00a0The cremation of veteran BJP leader and three time prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will take place at Rashtriya Smriti Sthal near Rajghat in New Delhi on Friday.<\/p>\n

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Great loss for India, says UK envoy on Vajpayee’s\u00a0death<\/strong><\/p>\n

“He was an enormously important person who we have great respect for and it’s a great loss for India. I wanted to pay my respects to a man of that stature,” said\u00a0Dominic Asquith, British High Commissioner to India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Vajpayee\u00a0never let humanity harmed due to differences, says Sitaram\u00a0Yechury<\/strong><\/p>\n

Calling it a specialty of Atal\u00a0Bihari Vajpayee, CPM\u00a0general secretary Sitaram\u00a0Yechury\u00a0told\u00a0ANI,\u00a0<\/em>“It was the speciality of Atal\u00a0ji\u00a0<\/em>that he never let humanity be harmed due to the political and\u00a0ideological differences. Such principle is needed in the country today.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Arvind\u00a0Kejriwal, Manish\u00a0Sisodia\u00a0pay respects to Vajpayee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and AAP MP Sanjay Singh paid their last respects to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the BJP\u00a0headquarters in New Delhi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Remember Vajpayee\u00a0for his contribution to Bangladesh Liberation War, says foreign minister<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arriving in New Delhi to attend Atal\u00a0Bihari Vajpayee’s\u00a0funeral, Bangladesh foreign minister\u00a0Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali said, “We remember him for his contribution to Bangladesh Liberation War and strong support to people of Bangladesh. He had great liking for Bengali music.I had the privilege of serving in Delhi as career diplomat when he became foreign minister,”<\/p>\n

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Bollywood film industry pays tribute to Vajpayee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Expressing their condolences, Bollywood film stars remembered his role in Indian politics.<\/p>\n

“I met him once in 2006. He was a very good orator. The void of his absence can never be filled by anyone in Indian politics, he has been a role model for everyone and inspired many through his poetry, speeches and oratorship,” said filmmaker Madhur\u00a0Bhandarkar.<\/p>\n

Actor John Abraham tweeted his condolences and said,”For me he was one of India\u2019s greatest leaders loved and respected by all. He will be missed.”<\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hope current govt fulfil\u00a0Vajpayee’s\u00a0dream to befriend Pakistan: Farooq\u00a0Abdullah<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former Jammu\u00a0and Kashmir chief minister Farooq\u00a0Abdullah said Vajpayee\u00a0wanted India to belong to everyone. “He also wanted to strike up a friendship with Pakistan. Unfortunately he couldn’t see that. I hope that the current govt and\u00a0Pakistan’s Imran Khan government fulfil\u00a0his dream, that will be a true tribute to him,” he told\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Nepal foreign minister\u00a0Pradeep Kumar Gyawali\u00a0arrives in New Delhi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal Pradeep Kumar Gyawali\u00a0has arrived in New Delhi. He will be attending former prime minister Atal\u00a0Bihari Vajpayee’s funeral on Friday evening.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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LK Advani, Uddhav Thackeray at BJP Thackeray<\/strong><\/p>\n

BJP patriarch LK Advani\u00a0and Shiva Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray can be seen at the BJP\u00a0headquarters with their families. Advani\u00a0had earlier paid his final respects to his long-time comrade Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the former prime minister’s body lies in state at BJP headquarters in New Delhi.\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Devendra\u00a0Fadnavis, Raman Singh pay tributes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh chief ministers Devendra\u00a0Fadnavis\u00a0and Raman Singh paid their tributes at the BJP\u00a0headquarters on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Amitabh Bachchan says former PM’s ‘oratory powers were unmatched’<\/strong><\/p>\n

“He was an admirer of my father and his works and there were many an occasion when I would be present at their meetings,” Amitabh, son of late prolific and celebrated writer Harivansh Rai Bachchan,<\/p>\n

He said his father knew Vajpayee, who was then a student. Harivansh Rai, he says, was very impressed by Vajpayee’s oratory skills, which was his virtue. “His oratory powers were unmatched and the usage of words exemplary. They were filled with the power of pronunciation. The rendition of the word was enough to give it meaning… One did not need to understand the language, that was his brilliance. Some of his public speeches and ones done in the Houses of Parliament are testimony. A poet, a writer, a politician, a Prime Minister… an extremely rare human,” Amitabh wrote.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Yogi Adityanath, Sarbananda\u00a0Sonowal\u00a0and other senior leader pay their respects<\/strong><\/p>\n

Senior BJP\u00a0leaders such as Assam chief minister Sarbananda\u00a0Sonowal, Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh, Uttar\u00a0Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath\u00a0and Governor Ram Naik\u00a0gathered at the saffron party headquarters to pay their last respects to former prime minister Atal\u00a0Bihari Vajpayee. DMK leader A Raja was also seen there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Leaders from Bhutan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh to attend Vajpayee’s\u00a0funeral<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bhutanese king Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk\u00a0arrived in the National Capital on Friday and is here to attend the last rites of Bharat Ratna\u00a0awardee and former prime minister Atal\u00a0Bihari Vajpayee. He will be joined by a host of foreign dignitaries including foreign minister of Nepal,\u00a0Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, and Bangladesh,\u00a0AH Mahmood Ali.<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka’s Department of Government Information confirmed that the country’s acting foreign affairs minister Lakshman Kiriella would grace his presence at the funeral service of 93-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart, as the special envoy of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0Dunya News<\/em>, Pakistan is planning to send its envoy to attend Vajpayee’s funeral procession. Pakistan’s acting Law and Information Minister Ali Zafar is likely to attend the last rites of former Indian prime minister.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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