Vajpayee loved 'doodh ki barfi' from this Old Lucknow shop
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had a soft spot for "doodh ki barfi" from a sweetmeat shop, Trivedi Mishthaan Bhandar, located in Old Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. Kirti Trivedi, who manages the daily affairs of the sweet shop, said it was a matter of pride for them that their "doodh ki barfi" was liked by Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji. Here's more.
After illness, Lalji Tandon took sweets for Vajpayee from Lucknow
"My father, Baburam Trivedi, used to say that after finishing his meal, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji wanted sweets, and it was the Trivedi Mishthaan Bhandar, which he could see," Kirti Trivedi said. He said after the Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart reduced his trips to Lucknow due to his ill health, then veteran party leader from Uttar Pradesh Lalji Tandon took the sweets to him.