As a mark of respect to the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Telangana Government declared a holiday to the Government offices and the educational institutions on Friday.
State Governor ESl Narasimhan and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao paid rich tributes to the departed leader and described his death a great loss for the nation.
In passing away of Vajpayee the nation had lost a great leader, administrator and a wonderful human being, Governor Narasimhan said while conveying his heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family.
Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said Vajpayee was a great parliamentarian who led politics with highest standards and stood tall as a role model for the country and the world. “He was a liberalist, humanist, poet, orator and man of simplicity. He stood for what he had believed for his entire life”, KCR said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Moulana Azad National Urdu University in Hyderabad also remembered the former Prime Minister and recalled his vital role in the formation and development of the university.
At a condolence meeting chaired by the vice chancellor Mohammad Aslam Parvaiz, the university students and staff observed two minutes silence as a mark of respect for Vajpayee.
“He was a fine human being, a great statesman, and a admirer of Urdu language. His passing away is a great loss both the Urdu University and Urdu language”, the Vice chancellor said.
He recalled that Vajpayee had play a vital role in the formation and development of the Urdu university in the early days and also increased the budget allocation for promotion of Urdu language manifold.