PTI
New Delhi, March 27: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was Friday conferred with the Bharat Ratna by President Pranab Mukherjee.
In a departure from protocol, Mukherjee drove to Vajpayee’s residence at Krishna Memon Marg in Delhi and presented the award to the ailing BJP leader.
The event, which was attended by Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Rajnath Singh, as well as some close family members, was kept away from the media glare.
Later, a tea party was hosted on the lawns of the residence, which was attended by Union ministers and state Chief Ministers, including Jammu and Kashmir’s Mufti Mohammed Sayeed.
The Prime Minister expressed happiness over the award that was conferred on Vajpayee. PTI
