Lucknow, Dec. 25 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday recalled former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's repartee and sense of humour and his response to a Pakistani journalist's marriage proposal.

In his speech at the inauguration event of 'Rashtra Prerna Sthal' in Lucknow, Singh recalled that during Vajpayee's visit to Pakistan, a Pakistani woman reporter proposed to him inspired by his speech.

"I would like to share one incident. Inspired by his speech, a Pakistani reporter said she was ready to marry him, but sought ceding of Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan in Mehr. Atalji, with a smile on his face, said, 'Madam, I am ready to marry you, but in return, I want Pakistan as dowry'," Singh said.

Rajnath Singh, who is MP from ...