Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 101st birth anniversary and said his personality, work and leadership will continue to be a guiding light for the all-around development of the nation. Vajpayee served as prime minister of India thrice between 1996 and 2004. "My respectful tributes to the former prime minister, Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji, who resides in the hearts of all countrymen, on his birth anniversary," Modi wrote on X in Hindi. He said Vajpayee dedicated his entire life to good governance and nation-building. "He will always be remembered as a brilliant orator as well as a spirited poet. His personality, work and leadership will continue to be a guiding light for the all-around development of the nation," the PM said. Modi said the birth anniversary of Vajpayee is a special occasion for everyone to draw inspiration from his life. He said the former prime minister's conduct, grace, ideologic