The gentleman statesman’, ‘a titan’ and ‘a great orator’ is how film personalities including Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Shah Rukh Khan, Lata Mangeshkar among others remembered former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Amitabh Bachchan said, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a great leader, a famous poet, a great orator and a gentle personality. Shah Rukh Khan said, the country has lost a father figure and a great leader. Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth called Vajpayee a great statesman.