PM Modi shares Atal Bihari Vajpayee's iconic poem after '9mins-9PM' appeal, Watch

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to light a candle for 9 minutes on 9 PM, Sunday, as a symbol that India is fighting Coronavirus unitedly, he has shared a video of late former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee reciting his iconic poem - "Aao fir se diya jalaye" (Let us light candle again). As per reports, 1984 Lok Sabha election loss left Vajpayee devastated and it was n that he wrote this poem. Vajpayee was kwn for his poetic genius, and PM Modi has shared his poems several times in past. In video tweeted by PM on Saturday, Vajpayee can be seen reciting his poem which roughly translates to following:

Let's light lamp again.
It is darkness in afteron
Sun defeated by shadows
Let us squeeze out, as oil, darkness within ourselves
And re-ignite extinguished flame 
Let's light lamp again.

We confused milestone for destination
Our aim have fled our sight
In materialistic trappings of present
Let's t forget tomorrow is yet to come.
Let's light lamp again.

sacrifice pending, yajna incomplete
Surrounded by obstacles born of our own kin
To remodel vajra of final victory
Dadhichi's of today must melt ir bones again.
Let's light lamp again.

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Sharing a video mess on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to light a candle on Sunday as a symbol that India is united in fight against Coronavirus. "On April 5, Sunday, at 9 PM, I want 9 minutes of yours. Switch off lights, come out in your balcony, and light a candle, torch, diya, etc. Switch off lights of your house and light a candle so that we can feel enlightenment and we may feel that we are t lonely. I also request people to t go out while doing this. Do t cross Laxman Rekha of social distancing. This is precaution for Coronavirus. You are t alone, we are t alone," PM said.

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