Nitish Kumar greets Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 91st birthday

PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday greeted former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 91st birthday and hailed the latter as a shining example of tolerance and an inspiration in a country of India's diversity.

"In a diverse country like ours Vajpayee Ji is a shining example of tolerance and an inspiration for taking everyone along in public life," he tweeted.

"Birthday greetings to former PM Shri Vajpayee Ji. May he continue to live a long and healthy life," the chief minister said on Twitter.

Kumar was a Union minister in the Vajpayee government between 1998 and 2004.