{
  "id": 1214439,
  "title": "Fadnavis, Pawar pay tribute to ex-PM Vajpayee on death anniversary, hail him as visionary leader",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/fadnavis-pawar-pay-tribute-to-ex-pm-vajpayee-on-death-anniversary",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T06:10:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/fadnavis-pawar-pay-tribute-to-ex-pm-vajpayee-on-death-anniversary-hail-him-as-visionary-leader/article71352106.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis paid tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the anniversary of his death, August 16, 2026. Fadnavis recalled Vajpayee as a visionary leader whose ideals continue to inspire the nation. Vajpayee, the first BJP leader to become Prime Minister, passed away on August 16, 2018, at the age of 93. Fadnavis described Vajpayee as an inspirational and visionary leader in a post on social media platform X.\n\nOpposition Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar also honored Vajpayee, expressing respect for his parliamentary tradition and commitment to national interest. Pawar highlighted Vajpayee's contributions to Indian public life, crediting his oratory, vision, and unwavering dedication to democracy.",
  "summary": "With his oratory, vision and unwavering commitment to democracy, Vajpayee enriched the direction of Indian public life, Sharad Pawar wrote on X",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "PM Modi, Prez Murmu, BJP leaders pay tribute to Vajpayee on death anniversary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/pm-modi-prez-murmu-bjp-leaders-pay-tribute-to-vajpayee-on-death",
        "published": "2026-08-16T05:11:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "PM Modi pays tribute to Atal Vihari Vajpayee on death anniversary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/pm-modi-pays-tribute-to-atal-vihari-vajpayee-on-death-anniversary",
        "published": "2026-08-16T06:37:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}