Kerala today mourned along with the rest of the nation the death of former Prime Minister A B Vajpayee.
Governor P Sathasivam said the nation has lost one of the most beloved and respected leaders whose charisma stood above political considerations.
"With the loftiest ideals of statecraft, the noblest sense of diplomacy and a masterfully poetic oratory, he was a perfect synthesis of sage-like wisdom and modernism. May his soul rest in peace."