Overview
- President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes at Delhi’s Sadaiv Atal before the Lucknow ceremony.
- Built for about Rs 230 crore, the memorial includes bronze statues of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Deendayal Upadhyaya and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, plus a roughly 98,000 sq ft museum using immersive displays.
- Officials say the venue doubles as a major public space, with an open-air theatre for 3,000, grounds for up to 200,000 visitors and parking for around 4,000 vehicles.
- In his remarks, Modi hailed Vajpayee as an eloquent orator and poet who laid foundations for good governance and India’s telecom and digital expansion.
- Commemorations were held nationwide, including a state function in Patna and a statue unveiling in the Amaravati region with plans for an Atal Bihari Vajpayee Smriti Vanam.