New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday unveiled Rs 100 coin with former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s picture embedded on it.

The coin has been released on a day ahead of Atal Bihari’s birth anniversary which is on December 25.

The coin has been released in a tribute to Vajpayee and will not be available for the use of a common man. Nor will it be available to the people.

Speaking on the occasion, PM Modi said “For some people, power is oxygen...they can't live without it. A long part of Atal Ji's career was spent in the opposition benches but he spoke about national interest and never compromised on the ideology of the party”.

"Atal Ji wanted democracy to be supreme. He built the Jana Sangh but when the time came to rescue our democracy he and others went to Janata Party. Likewise, when the choice was between remaining in power or comprising on ideology, he left Janata Party and formed the BJP" PM added.