PM Modi paying his respects.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday released a commemorative stamp and a coin on the birth centenary of former PM late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Earlier in the day, President Droupadi Murmu and PM Modi were among the dignitaries who joined a prayer ceremony at the memorial of the former prime minister.
Union ministers, including Amit Shah and J P Nadda, besides BJP allies such as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Union ministers Lalan Singh of the JD(U) and Jitam Ram Manjhi of HAM(S) paid homage to the BJP stalwart at 'Sadaiv Atal'.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla besides the members of Vajpayee's adopted family were also present.