Atal
Bihari
Vajpayee:
Shahrukh
Khan
pays
UNIQUE
Tribute
|
FilmiBeat
Celebrities
including
Shahrukh
Khan,
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Rajinikanth
and
Sanjay
Dutt
are
devastated
with
the
news
of
Atal
Bihari
Vajpayee's
demise.
His
death
was
announced
by
the
All
India
Institute
of
Medical
Sciences
(AIIMS)
hospital
where
he
was
admitted
on
June
11
with
a
variety
of
ailments.
Shahrukh
Khan
shared
a
heart-touching
note
on
Instagram
that
reads,
"My
father
use
to
take
me
for
every
speech
that
Mr.
Vajpayee
made
in
Delhi
when
I
was
growing
up.
Years
on
I
had
the
opportunity
to
meet
him
and
spend
lots
of
time
discussing
poetry,
films,
politics
and
our
ailing
knees.
I
also
had
the
privilege
of
enacting
one
of
his
poems
for
screen.
He
was
fondly
addressed
as
'Baapji' at
home.
"Today
the
country
has
lost
a
Father
Figure
and
a
great
leader.
Personally
I
have
lost
a
part
of
my
childhood
and
growing
up
memories
of
learning
smiling
and
of
course
poetry.
I
consider
myself
the
luckiest
to
have
had
his
influence
on
my
life
during
my
formative
years.
May
his
soul
rest
in
peace.
My
deepest
condolences
to
his
family
and
friends.
Will
miss
your
smiling
face
Baapji,"
added
Shahrukh.
Amitabh
Bachchan
also
took
to
the
micro-blogging
site
and
tweeted,
""Atal
Bihari
Vajpai
(1924
-
2018)
भावपूर्ण
श्रधांजलि;
एक
महान
नेता,
प्रख्यात
कवि,
अद्भुत
वक्ता
व
प्रवक्ता,
मिलनसार
व्यक्तित्व।
बाबूजी
के
प्रशंसक,
और
बाबूजी
उनके..An
admirer
of
my
Father's
works
and
vice
versa;
gentle
nature,
strong
fiery
in
his
speeches."
Actor-turned-politician
Rajinikanth
called
Vajpayee
'a
great
statesman'.
"I
am
saddened
to
hear
the
demise
of
a
great
statesman
Shri
Vajpayee
ji.
May
his
soul
rest
in
peace,"
he
tweeted.
Actor
Sanjay
Dutt
called
Vajpayee's
death
'a
big
loss' for
the
country.
"He
was
a
close
family
friend
and
his
legacy
will
forever
be
remembered.
Thank
you
for
your
selfless
service,
sir.
My
heartfelt
condolences
to
everyone,"
he
added.