PM Narendra Modi visits Vajpayee's house, greets him on his birthday

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New Delhi: Soon after his return from foreign tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday night visited former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's house here and greeted him on his 91st birthday.

Modi drove straight to 6A Krishna Menon Marg of Vajpayee from the airport after landing from Lahore where he had a brief stopover on his way back from visits to Russia and Afghanistan.

"Visited Atalji at his residence and conveyed birthday greetings to him," Modi tweeted.

Visited Atal ji at his residence and conveyed birthday greetings to him. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 25, 2015

Earlier, Modi hailed Vajpaye as a leader who distinguished himself in every role, while greeting him on his birthday.

"Birthday greetings to our beloved Atalji. We salute this great personality who provided exceptional leadership to India at a crucial time," the PM had tweeted earlier in the day.

Birthday greetings to our beloved Atal ji. We salute this great personality who provided exceptional leadership to India at a crucial time. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 25, 2015

Be it as a party leader, Parliamentarian, Minister, Prime Minister, Atal ji distinguished himself in every role. This is his speciality — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 25, 2015

A Poem by Atal ji in 1946, published in 'Abhudaya' a Weekly established by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya. pic.twitter.com/DBVRA5o1kH — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 25, 2015