(LiveMint)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who is admitted in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for over 2 months, is critical and on life support system, the premier medical institute said on Wednesday. The 93-year-old leader has been suffering from urinary tract infection, lower respiratory tract infection and kidney problems.
“Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been admitted for the last 9 weeks at AIIMS. Unfortunately his condition has worsened over the last 24 hours,” a press statement issued by AIIMS on Wednesday said. “His condition is critical and he is on life support system,” it further added. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited AIIMS to enquire about ailing leader’s health condition at around 7:18pm. Among others visiting Vajpayee were Union textiles minister Smriti Irani, and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah.
Randeep Guleria, director of AIIMS has been taking care of Vajpayee’s health for a long time. Currently a team of eight doctors is actively involved in his treatment. Following the veteran leader’s deteriorating medical condition, the saffron party has cancelled all meetings scheduled on Thursday, people familiar with the matter said.
