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Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an Indian writer, poet and statesman who served as the prime minister of India, from 1998 to 2004, and previously for two weeks in 1996. He was the first non-Congress prime minister to serve a full term in the office. Vajpayee was one of the co-founders and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was a volunteer and full-time functionary (pracharak) of the…
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culture · Prime Minister of India (1996; 1998–99, 1999–2004) · politician · poet · journalist · writer · also Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Vajpayee, AB Vajpayee, Atal, Atalji
Born 24 December 1924 · Died 16 August 2018 · Q233289
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2026· 2 entries
The Statesman: Delhi BJP chief, along with party leaders, pays floral tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary
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2024· 3 entries
The Quint rated the claim “Anurag Thakur said the Lok Sabha that former PM Nehru was against reservations, former PM Rajiv Gandhi was against OBC reservations, Agnipath scheme guarantees 100% employment and only former PM Vajpayee supported former President Abdul Kalam as the presidential nominee.” False.
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News Mobile rated the claim “Niece of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayeecriticizing the BJP government” False.
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FACTLY rated the claim “Video of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s niece criticizing the BJP government.” FALSE.
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2021· 1 entry
FACTLY rated the claim “PM Narendra Modi credited first Metro service in the country to Atal Bihari Vajpayee” FALSE.
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2020· 2 entries
India Today rated the claim “Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the first metro train in the country was started due to efforts by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.” Mostly false.
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The Quint rated the claim “Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Niece Criticising Government” False.
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2019· 3 entries
Alt News rated the claim “Modi govt will launch new currency notes featuring former PM late Atal Bihari Vajpayee” Half True.
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The Quint rated the claim “This list shows the length of national highway constructed under UPA, Narendra Modi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led government.” FALSE.
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Shiva Sharma and Zeeshan Ahmad, owners of Amaash Films, acquired the official rights of the book The Untold Vajpayee written by Ullekh N P, to make a biopic based on Vajpayee's life from his childhood, college life and f
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2018· 7 entries
The Quint rated the claim “Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had once said in Parliament that half of Congress members are fools.” FALSE.
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Alt News rated the claim “Kejriwal celebrated his birthday after the demise of former PM Vajpayee” Misleading.
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Alt News rated the claim “Photograph of doctors paying their last respects to Atal Bihari Vajpayee” False.
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Died 2018-08-16.
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Alt News rated the claim “Atal Bihari Vajpayee dead” Half True.
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“In our search for a lasting solution to the Kashmir problem, both in its external and internal dimensions, we shall not traverse solely on the beaten track of the past. Mindsets will have to be altered and historical baggage jettisoned.”
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“India is not a piece of land, but a living entity.”
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2015· 3 entries
Awarded Bharat Ratna (2015).
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“I think Vajpayee is a dyed-in-the-wool RSS man.”
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Was honoured India's highest civilian honour - Bharat Ratna, by the Modi government
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2014· 2 entries
That Vajpayee's birthday, 25 December, would be marked as Good Governance Day
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The Narendra Modi administration declared Vajpayee's birthday, 25 December to be celebrated as Good Governance Day
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2012· 1 entry
Vajpayee was ranked number 9 in The Greatest Indian poll by Outlook magazine in partnership with CNN-IBN and The History Channel, that ranked personalities from modern India
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2007· 2 entries
Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee proposed his name for 2007 presidential polls, but he denied it
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“Henceforth, Lal Krishna Advani and Pramod Mahajan will be the Ram-Lakshman [the two godly brothers much revered and worshipped by Hindus] of the BJP.”
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2004· 2 entries
Campaign: 2004 general election.
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Vajpayee was named one of the 100 Most Influential Persons by the Time Magazine
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2003· 1 entry
News reports suggested a tussle within the BJP with regard to sharing of leadership between Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani
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2001· 2 entries
Vajpayee was named " Asian Statesman of the year" by Harvard University India Caucus
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The Vajpayee government launched the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan campaign, aimed at improving the quality of education in primary and secondary schools
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1999· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam Alaouite (1999).
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India confronted the Kargil intrusion, in which Pakistan Army troops and Pakistan-backed militants occupied positions on the Indian side of the Line of Control
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1998· 3 entries
Awarded Ig Nobel Prize (1998).
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Career landmark: Minister of External Affairs (1998–1998).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of India (1998–2004).
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1996· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of India (1996–1996).
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1994· 2 entries
Awarded Outstanding Parliamentarian Award (1994).
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Awarded Banga Bibhushan (1994).
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1986· 1 entry
From Madhya Pradesh, and was briefly the leader of the BJP in Parliament
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1980· 1 entry
With Vajpayee as its first president
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1979· 2 entries
And the Janata alliance collapsed soon after
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Desai and Vajpayee resigned, triggering the collapse of the Janata Party
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1977· 2 entries
To deliver a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in Hindi
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Career landmark: Minister of External Affairs (1977–1979).
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1975· 1 entry
“My poetry is a declaration of war, not an exordium to defeat. It is not the defeated soldier's drumbeat of despair, but the fighting warrior's will to win. It is not the despirited voice of dejection but the stirring shout of victory.”
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1968· 1 entry
Running the party along with Nanaji Deshmukh, Balraj Madhok and L
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1951· 1 entry
Vajpayee was seconded by the RSS, along with Deendayal Upadhyaya, to work for the newly formed Bharatiya Jana Sangh, a Hindu right-wing political party associated with the RSS
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1939· 1 entry
As a swayamsevak, or volunteer in Gwalior at the age of 12 years
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1924· 1 entry
Born 1924-12-24.
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