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Vajpayee Critical: Prime Minister Modi, BJP President Amit Shah Visit AIIMS Second Time In 24 Hours
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah visited the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) today for the second time in the last 24 hours to enquire about the health condition of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, News18 has reported.
Late on Wednesday, AIIMS announced that Vajpayee's health has worsened over the last 24 hours and he has been put on life support.
“Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been admitted for the last nine weeks at AIIMS. Unfortunately, his condition has worsened over the last 24 hours. His condition is critical and he is on life support,” AIIMS said at 10.08 pm.
The 93-year-old, who served as India's 10th prime minister, has been undergoing treatment at the hospital since 11 June. When he was admitted to the hospital, doctors had described the visit as a routine check-up. Vajpayee is diabetic and has only one functional kidney. He suffered a stroke in 2009 that weakened his cognitive abilities and subsequently developed dementia.
Elected prime minister thrice between 1996 and 1999, Vajpayee was the only non-Congress prime minister to complete the full term of five years.
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