Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s condition is worsening and he has been put on life support system, said AIIMS, where former PM is admitted, on Wednesday night.
Several ministers including Vice-president Venkaiah Naidu, BJP chief Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani visited Vajpayee in the hospital. Senior BJP leader LK Advani and daughter Pratibha Advani also visited him. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be visiting him shortly.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to meet Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. #Delhi pic.twitter.com/BeGhqVh0z2
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Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu arrives at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) where former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is admitted. Vajpayee’s condition is critical & he is on life support system. #Delhi pic.twitter.com/3St6ZBnHwk
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#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
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Union Minister Piyush Goyal reaches All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to meet former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. #Delhi pic.twitter.com/NCkcv2L5fH
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Senior BJP leader LK Advani and daughter Pratibha Advani arrive 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/QgeG9isWDg
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s niece said that she is wishing that she could see him give a speech for one last time.
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 #AtalBihariVaajpayee pic.twitter.com/vxhz7ur1fZ
— ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2018
AIIMS released another medical bulletin on Thursday morning saying his condition is the same and continues to be critical.
AIIMS on Wednesday night released medical bulletin following Vajpayee’s health.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was former Prime Minister of India and a BJP leader. He was diabetic and only had one functional kidney. He had suffered a stroke in 2009 that weakened his cognitive abilities. Subsequently, he developed dementia.
