Along with recognising the contribution of the recipient, the Padma and Bharat Ratna awards have always been tools for political messaging and the Narendra Modi government has been particularly astute in making its choices.
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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday paid tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary and said he made the world realise the power of emerging India through the nuclear tests and the Kargil War. India News | HM Shah Pays Tributes to Vajpayee, Malviya on Their Birth Anniversary.