Summary:
He was in Lucknow when he heard of Vajpayee’s death.“I left all my belongings in Lucknow and hurried to Delhi. Forty villagers from Prini in Himachal arrived to reciprocate the affection the three-time prime minister had for their village. Subhash Annaji Kulkarni, a folk singer from Maharashtra and a health activist, had an anecdote all his own. I did not want to miss the chance of paying my tribute to him,” said Mehra. It was unimaginably tougher for others, including Ajay Dixit, who called himself the “muhbola” nephew of the leader..