According to a health update released by the hospital, the former premier has been placed on life support. Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders visited AIIMS in New Delhi on Thursday after Vajpayee health deteriorated earlier.
#Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrives at All India Institute of Medical Sciences where former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is admitted. Vajpayee’s condition is critical & he is on life support system pic.twitter.com/X4YOLvwInm
— ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2018
Doctors treating the veteran BJP leader remain tight-lipped about his condition. Hospital sources, however, said his condition has worsened over the last 24 hours.
At a time when the who’s who of Delhi is making a beeline for #AIIMS spare a thought for Vajpayee Sahib’s family who probably want nothing more than to left alone with their prayers & their thoughts yet have to deal with a steady stream of visitors.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) August 15, 2018
“Former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been admitted for the last nine weeks at AIIMS. His condition is critical and he is on life support,” a statement said.
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Narendra Modi also visited AIIMS on Wednesday evening. Union Ministers Harsh Vardhan, Piyush Goyal and Smriti Irani also enquired after the former India prime minister.
EAM Sushma Swaraj and Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh arrive at All India Institute of Medical Sciences where former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is admitted. Vajpayee is on life support system. pic.twitter.com/5tyeZYuR5k
— ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2018
The news of his ill health has saddened me. He has always been an inspiration and a guide to me: UP Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma on former PM #AtalBihariVaajpayee pic.twitter.com/kWWbc7XOI6
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) August 16, 2018
I have been praying to god that just once I can see him give a speech again. Our family can never ever erase that image of his from our minds. I hope he gets well soon: Kanti Mishra, Niece of Atal Bihari Vajpayee pic.twitter.com/FCWZlgv34f
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) August 16, 2018
Union Minister Suresh Prabhu reaches All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to meet former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. #Delhi pic.twitter.com/7EXmsLguYM
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2018
Vajpayee's health took a turn for the worse after he suffered a stroke in 2009. The former Indian prime minister is diabetic, with one functional kidney. He developed dementia after the stroke. Vajpayee was admitted to AIIMS on June 11 following a kidney tract infection, chest congestion, urinary tract infection and low urine output.
Gwalior: Students of Government Ayurvedic College pray for health of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who is admitted at AIIMS and is in critical condition. #MadhyaPradesh pic.twitter.com/TImYv5QFLe
— ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2018
He was placed on slow dialysis in June to help his kidneys heal. Vajpayee has been in the intensive care unit of the cardiothoracic and neuroscience tower at AIIMS since then.
This story originally appeared in the Hindustan Times.
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