Vajpayee cremated, world pays homage
Live MintNew Delhi: Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee‘s foster daughter Namita Kaul Bhattacharya performed his last rites at the Smriti Sthal on the banks of Yamuna with state honours. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah, senior BJP leaders LK Advani and MM Joshi, President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu and Congress President Rahul Gandhi were among those present at the Smriti Sthal. The King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Bangladesh foreign minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali were among the early arrivals in New Delhi on Friday as representatives of foreign countries who were expected for the funeral of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. rom Moscow, Russian president Vladimir Putin in a message to his Indian counterpart Ram Nath Kovind said: “Atal Bihari Vajpayee rightly commanded great respect around the world.