Lucknow, Dec. 25 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the vision of India envisaged by BJP's ideologues Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Deendayal Upadhyaya and Atal Bihari Vajpayee is being realised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Addressing a rally at the inaugural event of the Rashtra Prerna Sthal here on Vajpayee's birth anniversary, Singh, who is also the sitting Lok Sabha MP from Lucknow, welcomed the prime minister and greeted Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Singh said Modi has significantly enhanced India's prestige at the international level, asserting that today the world listens carefully when India speaks.

He said Modi is a leader who has raised India's stature globally and has...