Leaders from both the ruling party and the opposition gathered in Delhi today to pay glowing tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the late leader's popularity was so immense that he remained alive in people's memories despite being completely away from the public life for the last decade. Three former chief ministers of J&K, Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and Ghulam Nabi Azad, attended the memorial and spoke about Vajpayee's contribution to the valley and its people.