Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu were among the dignitaries who joined a prayer ceremony at the memorial of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Wednesday to pay tributes to him on his birth centenary.

President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers, including JP Nadda, Amit Shah,, besides BJP allies such as Lalan Singh of the JD(U) and Jitam Ram Manjhi of (HAM)S paid homage to the BJP stalwart at ‘Saidav Atal’. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla besides the members of Vajpayee’s adopted family were also present.