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Vajpayee India’s greatest orator since independence: Jaitley
New Delhi: Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been India’s “greatest orator” since Independence and he realised the virtues of both consensus and harmony, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Wednesday.
In an article “Atalji – the gentle giant” posted on the Bharatiya Janata Party website on the eve of Vajpayee’s 90th birthday, Jaitley said the nation has honoured the former prime minister and freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malaviya with the Bharat Ratna.
“He was unquestionably the greatest orator India has heard, since Independence. He could play with words but he was always measured. He was a wordsmith. He never fell into temptation of committing an impropriety. He realised virtues of social harmony. His ability to rise above the party for a larger national cause was significant.”
“Today, as we are celebrating the 90th year of his birth as ‘Good Governance Day’, we wish a very good health and long life to this ‘Gentle Giant’,” Jaitley said.
Vajpayee has been suffering from frail health for the past several years.
Jaitley said he first heard Vajpayee’s speech in 1967 when he was a school student.
“He already enjoyed a formidable reputation as a great orator. He was on his way to becoming an iconic political leader. Many youngsters used to repeat the sentences that they heard in his speech. They imitated his style,” Jaitley said.
Jaitley, who became an activist of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad in 1970, said Vajpayee was a familiar face in parliament.
Jaitley said Vajpayee and senior party leader L.K. Advani were detained in Bangalore when Emergency was proclaimed in 1975.
He said Vajpayee was shifted to house detention following a health problem and later spent a significant part of the Emergency period at the AIIMS, where he was rushed for surgery.
Jaitley said they received a poem from Vajpayee which he had written from his hospital bed.
“The context of that poem was relevant. The doctor at AIIMS asked Atalji if he had bent a bit too much – ‘Aap jyada jhuk gaye honge’ (you may have bent more), to which he replied – ‘Doctor saheb, jhuk to sakte nahi, yun kahiye mur gaye honge’ (Doctor, I cannot bend, say that I would have had a twist)”.
Jaitley said Vajpayee penned a poem, which was very often heard during the 1977 election.
The opening line read – “Toot sakte hain magar hum jhuk nahi sakte (We can break but cannot bend)”.
Recalling Vajpayee’s years as India’s external affairs minister, an opposition MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Jaitley said the leader went on to become one of the outstanding prime ministers.
“Atalji is the product of a democratic system, and trained in parliamentary values. He realised the virtues of both consensus and harmony. His conduct at the cabinet meetings was never tense. If any of us raised any point, or even contradicted a point, he encouraged discussion. The last word, of course, belonged to him,” Jaitley said.
He said Vajpayee was liberal in his economic thinking and was committed to normalising relations with neighbouring countries.
He said the ‘bus initiative’ with Pakistan was undertaken at a great political risk and a new chapter of India-US relationship was authored during Vajpayee’s tenure.
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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