COLOMBO (News 1st) – Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has passed away.

He was 93 at the time of his death.

Vajpayee who was elected as Prime Minister through the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was appointed the Prime Minister of India thrice.

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