Vajpayee's condition remains the same, he is critical and on life support: AIIMS
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's condition remains critical and he is on life support, Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences said Thursday.
"Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's condition continues to remain the same. He is critical and on life support systems," AIIMS said in a statement.
Vajpayee has been in hospital for close to nine weeks now.
He was admitted to AIIMS on June 11 with a kidney tract infection, a urinary tract infection, low urine output, and chest congestion.
He was visited in hospital Thursday morning by his contemporary and former deputy prime minister LK Advani, and Prime Minister Modi. This was Modi's second visit. He had also visited Vajpayee on Wednesday evening.
Delhi: PM Narendra Modi arrives at AIIMS where #AtalBihariVaajpayee is admitted. The former PM is on life support system pic.twitter.com/JnT67YIEc9
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A number of other leaders have also visited AIIMS or plan to do so:
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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#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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#Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi to visit AIIMS where former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is admitted. Vajpayee’s condition is critical & he is on life support system (File pics) pic.twitter.com/yzCE3yM1Ye
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I have cancelled my work to visit #AtalBihariVajpayee today. I got chance to work with him. He is a statesman like figure. We supported him when his govt was falling. His pattern of work was different & not like present politics: Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal CM pic.twitter.com/CmdFV0aJ0V
— ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2018
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to visit 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 (file pic) pic.twitter.com/nxsoqIbq6L
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Vajpayee, a diabetic, has only one functional kidney. He had suffered a stroke in 2009 that weakened his cognitive abilities. Subsequently, he developed dementia.
(With inputs from PTI)