Bollywood celebrities laud Bharat Ratna for Malviya, Vajpayee

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Vajpayee and educationist and freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malviya were named for India's highest civilian honour Wednesday ahead of their birth anniversaries Thursday. B-Town celebs took to Twitter to laud the move. Here is what they had to say - 

India's best response to poverty is not wealth, but education. Madan Mohan Malviyaji embodied this to the core. — Prakash Jha (@prakashjha27) December 24, 2014

Had the honour of meeting Atal ji a number of times. A magnificent and a magnetic personality. Vast knowledge. Even about cinema.:) — Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) December 24, 2014

Bharat Ratan to Madan Mohan Malviya ji & Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji is d Ultimate tribute to these dynamic leaders. Shat shat Pranam. Jai Ho.:) — Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) December 24, 2014

Am so so thrilled that this nation has finally bestowed the Bharat RATNA on two of its illustrious sons. Atalji and Pt. Malviyaji... — SUHEL SETH (@suhelseth) December 24, 2014

Two stalwarts & deserving sons of soil ATALJI & MALVYAJI who toiled to make India proud, have been conferred d #BharatRatna! Many congrats. — Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) December 24, 2014

Atal Behari Vajpayee, the last true statesman we've known. Bharat Ratna, well deserved! Current govt. should aspire to rise to his level.

— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) December 24, 2014

Namaskar. Aaj Bharat sarkar ne Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya ji aur Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji in dono ko (cont) http://t.co/mKXRoiTYo4 — Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) December 24, 2014