1. Bharat Ratna for Vajpayee, Madan Mohan Malaviya.
i.
The President's Office on Wednesday announced the Bharat Ratna award to
Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya (posthumously) and former Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
ii. The announcement was made on the eve of Mr. Vajpayee's 90th birthday and the 153rd birth anniversary of Pandit Malviya.
iii. Earlier, Mr. Advani had written a letter to the UPA Government to award the Bharat Ratna to the former Prime Minister.
iv. Mr. Vajpayee will be the seventh Prime Minister to receive the
award, while Pandit Malviya will be the 12th person to be honoured
posthumously.
