NEW DELHI: Comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee , Union science and technology minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said both have a similar "DNA" and share a passion for scientific research.The minister was speaking at an event here to announce the synchronisation of the Indian Space Research Organisation's regional positioning system 'NAVIC' with Indian atomic clocks.He said Modi was "passionate" about the social social responsibility of the scientific community. "...I recall the contribution of one more great prime minister whose DNA this current PM enjoys. We all love and adore our former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee," he said.Vardhan said Vajpayee was not only a poet, but a scientist and technologist at heart. "This is a very important development. This whole lot of activities will help us in a big way in taking our country forward," he said.

Source: Times of India November 29, 2017 13:07 UTC