Dehradun, Dec. 27 -- A heartfelt atmosphere of reverence and remembrance prevailed in Mussoorie on Thursday on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna awardee, the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Cabinet Minister Ganesh Joshi paid homage to him by laying a wreath at the statue of Atal Bihari Vajpayee installed in Atal Park. Following this, Minister Joshi participated in the second day's programme of the Mussoorie Winter Carnival, held at Gandhi Chowk, which was especially dedicated to Vajpayee this year.

On this occasion, Minister Ganesh Joshi said that Atal Bihari Vajpayee was not only a successful politician but also a powerful poet of Hindi literature, a fearless journalist, and an eloquent orator. One of the found...