From Modi to Rahul and President Kovind, leaders pay tributes to Vajpayee

Modi quoted a poem by Vajpayee to express his feelings. It spoke of Vajpayee's lack of fear of death

Top leaders cutting across party lines, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, condoled the death of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away at Delhi's AIIMS on Thursday at the age of 93.

Modi said it was the "end of an era", adding every Indian and every BJP worker will continue to be guided by the former Prime Minister’s vision.

“I am speechless, I am thoughtless but a wave of feelings is sweeping my mind. Our respected Atalji is no more. He dedicated every moment of his life to the service of the country. His passing away is end of an era,"