Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed happiness over former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee being conferred Bharat Ratna on Friday and described him as a "truly great statesman" who richly deserves this honour.
"Happy that Atalji is being conferred Bharat Ratna today.
"He is a truly great statesman who richly deserves this honour.I wish him well," the Trinamool Congress supremo, who served as a minister in the Vajpayee government, tweeted.
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