Atal Bihari Vajpayee Death: Amit Shah gives fitting tribute to Bharat Ratna awardee

New Delhi:

In a fitting tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah took to Twitter and shared a poem penned by Vajpayee. The Bharat Ratna awardee had written the moving Hindi poem which is based on the issue of death.

Following the series of tweets, Amit Shah spoke to reporters for a brief period and paid a tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

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“With his demise, we lost the pole star of the Indian sky. He was multifaceted. The nation lost a tall leader, BJP lost its first National President, and crore of youth lost their inspiration. It is impossible to fill that void,” said BJP president Amit Shah.

"At 9 am tomorrow his mortal remains will be taken to BJP headquarters and at 1 pm his last journey will begin. Funeral will be held at 4 pm at Smriti Sthal," BJP President Amit Shah added.

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Here is the series of tweets by BJP president Amit Shah:

ठन गई
मौत से ठन गई
जूझने का मेरा इरादा न था
मोड़ पर मिलेंगे इसका वादा न था
रास्ता रोक वह खड़ी हो गई
यों लगा ज़िन्दगी से बड़ी हो गई
मौत की उमर क्या है?दो पल भी नहीं
ज़िन्दगी सिलसिला,आज कल की नहीं
मैं जी भर जिया, मैं मन से मरूँ
लौटकर आऊँगा,कूच से क्यों डरूँ? pic.twitter.com/g9mqVzza17

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 16, 2018

Translated version:

I'm fighting a fight with Death,
though I had no intention to engage;
there were no promises to meet her at any turn

She stood in my way,
as if She was bigger than life

What is the age of Death?
Not even a few seconds.
Life is a long journey --
not just today or tomorrow;
I have lived to the fullest

I want a death of my choosing.
I will come back,
so why be afraid of leaving?

It is not so easy to fully dedicate each and every moment of life to the country, the organization. Atal Ji was a perfect volunteer, dedicated worker, poet, dynamic speaker and wonderful politician.

अपने जीवन का क्षण-क्षण और शरीर का कण-कण देश, संगठन व विचारधारा को पूर्णतः समर्पित कर देना इतना आसान नहीं होता। अटल जी को हम सब ने एक आदर्श स्वयंसेवक, समर्पित कार्यकर्ता, कवि, ओजस्वी वक्ता व अद्भुत राजनेता के रूप में देखा।

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 16, 2018

अटल जी की छवि इस देश के एक ऐसे जनप्रिय राष्ट्रीय नेता के रूप में उभरी जिसने सत्ता को सेवा का माध्यम माना और राष्ट्रहितों समझौता किये बगैर बेदाग राजनीतिक जीवन जिया। और यही वजह रही कि देश की जनता ने अपनी सामाजिक और राजनीतिक सीमाओं से बाहर जा कर उन्हें प्यार और सम्मान दिया।

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 16, 2018

The thoughts of Atal Ji, his poems, his foresight and his political skills will always inspire and guide us all. I pray for the peace of his soul. 

अटल जी के विचार, उनकी कविताएं, उनकी दूरदर्शिता और उनकी राजनीतिक कुशलता सदैव हम सबको प्रेरित व मार्गदर्शित करती रहेंगी। भारतीय राजनीति के ऐसे शिखर पुरुष को मैं कोटि-कोटि नमन करता हूँ और ईश्वर से उनकी दिवंगत आत्मा की शांति के लिए प्रार्थना करता हूँ। ॐ शांति शांति शांति

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 16, 2018

Vajpayee breathed his last on Thursday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi.

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