The government is all set to launch a new 100-rupee coin presenting the image of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. As per the reports, the coin will weigh 35 grams, which will have a portrait of Atal Bihari Vajpayee on one side of the coin and on the other side, it will have the Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar in the centre with “Satyameva Jayate” inscribed below as per the Devanagari script.
“The inscription ‘अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी’ in Devanagri script including ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee’ in English would be written on the top left periphery as well as the top right periphery of the coin. The year ‘1924’ and ‘2018’ in international numeral shall be flanked at the bottom of the portrait,” read an online statement.
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When Prime Minister #AtalBihariVaajpayee met BJP worker Narendra Modi:
An old video depicting BJP worker Narendra Modi meeting the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has now gone rife all over the internet. The manner in which Atal Atal meeting Narendra Modi and the latter doing customary Namaskar caught the eyeballs of Indians across the nation.
As you can see in the video, Atal Bihari Vajpayee is offering a big hug to Narendra Modi. The video was posted by ANI on its official Twitter page. The caption reads, “When Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee met BJP worker Narendra Modi.”
Watch the video below:-
ARCHIVE: When Prime Minister #AtalBihariVaajpayee met BJP worker Narendra Modi pic.twitter.com/VgmxgJaKrZ
— ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2018