Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Condition Critical, On Life Support, Says AIIMS
AMN / NEW DELHI
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s health has DETERIORATED over last 24 hours and is critical, an official statement by AIIMS said late on Wednesday evening. The statement said the former prime minister is on life support system.
93-year-old Mr Vajpayee, who was India’s 10th Prime Minister, was admitted to the hospital on June 11 with a kidney tract infection, chest congestion and urine output on the lower side.
The statement was issued hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited AIIMS this evening to enquire about the condition of the former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who is undergoing treatment there.
PM Modi reached the hospital at around 7.15 pm and spent about 50 minutes there. This was PM Modi’s fourth visit to Mr Vajpayee in AIIMS since he has been admitted.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, BJP lawmaker Meenakshi Lekhi and Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani had visited the hospital to check on Mr Vajpayee.
