Mehbooba Mufti wishes Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 93rd birthday

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti wished former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 93rd birthday

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday wished former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 93rd birthday and recalled his efforts to bring peace to the state.

"Warm birthday wishes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji. A visionary leader who called for peace, progress & prosperity in J&K by imbibing the spirit of Insaniyat, Jamhuriyat & Kashmiriyat," Mehbooba said on Twitter.

Warm birthday wishes to Atal Behari Vajpayee ji. A visionary leader who called for peace, progress & prosperity in J&K by imbibing the spirit of Insaniyat, Jamhuriyat & Kashmiriyat.

— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) December 25, 2017

The former prime minister coined the slogan, "Insaniyat, Jamhuriyat, Kashmiriyat", (humanism, democracy and Kashmir's age-old legacy of Hindu-Muslim amity), in a speech in Kashmir in an effort to resolve the Kashmir issue and bring lasting peace to the region.

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