Former PM Vajpayee put on life support as health deteriorates: AIIMS officials

Medical officials at AIIMS today issued a statement on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's health stating that his condition has worsened over last 24 hours.

The statement also noted that Vajpayee is in a critical state and has been put on life support system.

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been admitted for the last 9 weeks at AIIMS.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited ailing former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in AIIMS, Delhi. Union Minister Smriti Irani also paid a visit earlier today.

Union Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP President Amit Shah visited Vajpayee in AIIMS last week.

Vajpayee was admitted to the hospital on June 11 with a kidney tract infection, chest congestion and urine output on the lower side.

Adiabetic,Vajpayee has one functional kidney. He had suffered a stroke in 2009 that weakened his cognitive abilities. Subsequently, he developed dementia.

He was thrice elected as prime minister between 1996 and 1999 and is the only non-Congress prime minister to complete a full term of five years, from 1999 to 2004. As his health deteriorated, he slowly withdrew himself from public life and remained confined to his residence.