Former Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away; He was a devotee of Sathya Sai

Former Prime Minister of India, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away on 16th August 2018. He was 93 years old. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee

Given below are some pics and videos which I came across on Facebook yesterday (16th Aug. 2018) and today, which I also shared on my Facebook pages: https://www.facebook.com/ravi.s.iyer.7

From https://www.facebook.com/PresidentOfIndia/posts/471788563334141

President Kovind visited the house of late Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee; met his family members and paid his respects. Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are also seen in the pic.

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From https://www.facebook.com/PMOIndia/photos/a.478278325636210/1381659535298080/?type=3&theater (Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Office)

India grieves the demise of our beloved Atal Ji.

His passing away marks the end of an era. My thoughts are with his family and millions of admirers in this hour of sadness. Om Shanti: PM Narendra Modi


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Remembering Vajpayee: India's poet Prime Minister,  https://www.facebook.com/quintillion/videos/320741202003132/, around 7 mins, published by The Quint.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee - A Timeline,  https://www.facebook.com/TimesofIndia/videos/2096950600329763/, slightly over 2 mins, published by the Times of India.
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[Ravi: Former PM Vajpayee was a great orator in Hindi. This 3 minute clip gives glimpses of that Hindi oratory of Vajpayee sahab.]
https://www.facebook.com/TimesofIndia/videos/2140361816234995/ published by the Times of India.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee has a Special affiliation with Puttaparthi Sathya Sai Baba | CVR News (in Telugu), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASBhJh054UQ, 1 min 27 secs.

This video clip with the presenter speaking in Telugu, shows a message in English sent by former PM Vajpayee to Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust for a souvenir. Former PM Vajpayee conveys how overjoyed he was when Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba on a visit to Delhi in April 2010, visited the residence of Vajpayeeji. Vajpayeeji also writes about the wonderful work done by Bhagavan for uplift of mankind.

Given below is a screenshot from the video showing part of Vajpayeeji's message:


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Some pics of Vajpayeeji with Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba are given below.






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Speech by PM-Sri Atal Behari Vajpayee 19th Jan 2001-Hospital Inauguration, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4nXbOjZ0VQ, 12 min 49 secs, published by Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Whitefield.

Given below are two screenshots from the video.




Vajpayeeji speaks very well in this speech (most of it is in English). I plan to later look for a transcript of this speech on the Internet and if it is not there, then as a small contribution from me in chronicling the intersection between Sathya Sai Avatar and Prime Minister Vajpayee, I will do it myself. The last part of his speech is in Hindi with delightful Hindi alliteration of the hospital having 'dava' (medicine) and 'dua' (divine grace).
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Below pic is courtesy Facebook user Sai Kumar, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2266566153571325&set=a.1476586272569321&type=3&theater. It shows a pic of Sathya Sai above and near A.B. Vajpayeeji's body kept in a see-through coffin, which is draped in the Indian flag. This seems to be at Vajpayeeji's residence.


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https://www.facebook.com/quintillion/videos/309380182973235/ slightly over 30 mins, live-streamed by The Quint with the caption, "Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Mortal Remains Brought to His Residence"

Given below are some screenshots from above video:



Vice-President of India paying his respects:


Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paying his respects:


Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi paying her respects:


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From https://www.facebook.com/saimemories/photos/a.633010493412194/1946205222092708/?type=3&theater (Saibliss/Satish Naik)

Sri. Jatinder Cheema, Vice President of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, India, placing Swami's Vibhuti on the forehead of late Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee and paying homage on behalf of Sri Sathya Sai Organisation, India 🙏



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Ravi: I express my deep gratitude to former Prime Minster Atal Bihari Vajpayee for the lifelong service that he rendered to the nation, which benefited then-younger generations of Indians like me. I pray to Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba to continue to shower His Grace on the soul of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and to give strength and courage to his family and friends.
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Further Updates

From https://www.facebook.com/DeepakBharwani/videos/10216588243999474/ around 2 mins, with caption "A silent story of mutual love between the devotee and his Master...
Adieu Atalji... You will remain an inspiration for several generations... 🙏🏻"
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cremation With Full State Honors | Granddaughter Niharika Tearful | hmtv, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYCajRB0bls, around 20 mins. Vajpayeeji's (adopted) daughter lit the funeral pyre.
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[I thank all the sources mentioned above and have presumed that they will not have any objections to me sharing the above pics from their websites/Facebook posts/videos on this post which is freely viewable by all, and does not have any financial profit motive whatsoever.]

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