New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Releasing a political memoir on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Delhi on Wednesday, Minister Nitin Gadkari recalled Vajpayee as a strong practitioner of "politics of conviction over politics of convenience". The memoir 'Atal Sansmaran' is penned by Ashok Tandon, who served as media relations incharge in the PMO under Vajpayee.

The release of the book coincides with the 100th birth anniversary month of former prime minister.

Gadkari underlined the relevance of the book in today's political scenario and recalled his personal interactions with the former Prime Minister. He said that a very few leaders matched Vajpayee's intellectual depth or his engagement with literature, art, and culture in the political...