Honour should have come earlier: Atal's niece on Bharat Ratna

December 24, 2014 13:46

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's niece, Karuna Shukla, has welcomed the announcement of the conferment of the nation's highest civilian honour -- the Bharat Ratna -- on her uncle and on freedom fighter Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya.

Welcoming the news, Karuna said, "It is a matter of great pride for us."

When asked whether the honour was being given after a long delay, she said that raising this issue was pointless, and what mattered was the recognition being given to two outstanding individuals by the nation.

"I don't have words to describe my feelings, extremely happy. I'm delighted, should have happened earlier, I extend my heartiest wishes to Modi ji for this," said Anoop Mishra, another relative of former prime minister Vajpayee.

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