The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of condolences and sympathies to President Ram Nath Kovind of the Republic of India on the death of former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In his cable, the King said "I was briefed on the news of the death of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of the Republic of India, and we extend to you and the family of the deceased our deepest condolences and sincere sympathies."