<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid rich tributes to the former prime minister and BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary.</p>.<p>Vajpayee's visionary leadership saw the country's development reach unprecedented heights, he said in a tweet.</p>.<p>"His efforts for making a strong and prosperous India will be remembered forever," Modi said.</p>.<p>Born in 1924, Vajpayee was a founder member of the Jana Sangh and then the BJP, a party which rose from the margins to rule India for the first time in the 1990s with him being its main face.</p>.<p>His tenure is credited with ushering in a fresh wave of liberalisation, boosting growth and infrastructure. </p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid rich tributes to the former prime minister and BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary.</p>.<p>Vajpayee's visionary leadership saw the country's development reach unprecedented heights, he said in a tweet.</p>.<p>"His efforts for making a strong and prosperous India will be remembered forever," Modi said.</p>.<p>Born in 1924, Vajpayee was a founder member of the Jana Sangh and then the BJP, a party which rose from the margins to rule India for the first time in the 1990s with him being its main face.</p>.<p>His tenure is credited with ushering in a fresh wave of liberalisation, boosting growth and infrastructure. </p>