'Loved by many, revered by all': Twitter mourns the death of Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The whole nation is mourning the death of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. 

The three-time prime minister and Bharat Ratna awardee Vajpayee passed away on Thursday evening. The central government has declared a seven-day national mourning. Vajpayee will be accorded a state funeral. 

People from all walks of life are expressing their sadness over the passing of one of the biggest leaders of this generation. Vajpayee, known as great unifier in the political circles, was a popular leader among the masses.

He was adored by the people for his brilliant oratory skills. He led India thorugh an important period of transition guiding it into next century. He was also well-loved across party lines. 

Vajpayee was unwell for a long time and people were praying for his recovery on social media. As soon as the news of his demise came, people took to social media to express their grief and pay tribute to the former prime minister.

Here are some of the tweets: 

Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a great leader, loved by many & revered by all. We grieve his demise & our thoughts & prayers are with his family today pic.twitter.com/OyMPKThxh0

— Ashish Tiwari (@AshishT6173) August 16, 2018

It won’t be an exaggeration if I say Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the most respected leader that India has witnessed post its Independence #RIPAtalBihariVaajpayee

— Ra_Bies (@Ra_Bies) August 16, 2018

RIP: Atalji. The world is a smaller place without you.

— Tavleen Singh (@tavleen_singh) August 16, 2018

Sad to see Atalji go. He was Prime Minister during my term in Parliament and I remember the few occasions we were together. A charming person and a great liberal thinker. A poet too.

— Pritish Nandy (@PritishNandy) August 16, 2018

An era ends. Here on earth. Another begins. There in heaven. Thank you Atalji. For being with us. Now it’s God’s turn.

— SUHEL SETH (@suhelseth) August 16, 2018

He came, He saw, He conquered our hearts by his oratory, his exemplary behavior, his statesmanship par excellence. That was our Atalji.

There can never be a personality like Atalji.

I am one of the millions who deeply mourn for his passing away.

— Sureshkumar (@nimmasuresh) August 16, 2018

May your soul abode to heaven and attain moksha.
Mother India lost her son , a void that is impossible to fill.
Nation will always remember you.
Thank you for everything you did for nation.#Atalji #AtalBihariVaajpayee pic.twitter.com/Zn5xkewU2a

— Shreyansi (@sshreyansi) August 16, 2018

For Shakti - Pokhran tests,
..for good highways,
..for that speech in Lok Sabha,

thank you Atalji. pic.twitter.com/pY6vDa5wGF

— Amar Govindarajan (@amargov) August 16, 2018

Atalji only had opponents, and not enemies in politics. A man so revered, an inspirational statesman, and a thoroughly simple yet so powerful personality. Lucky to have seen your era. RIP Atalji

— Aladdin (@Alllahdin) August 16, 2018

these words everytime inspire me...

sarakaare aaengee, jaengee.
paartiyaan banengee, bigadegee.
magar yah desh rahana chaahie, desh ka lokatantr amar rahana chaahie.

RIP FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA
Atal bihari vajpayee

— Sharad S Jadhav (@sharadjadhav94) August 16, 2018

The body of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has being taken to his residence in the national capital where people can pay their last respects, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said. The government also said the state funeral of Vajpayee will be held at Delhi's Smriti Sthal on Friday.