Atal Bihari Vajpayee continues to be 'critical'

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's condition continues to be critical on Thursday as a bulletin is expected shortly from the AIIMS where he has been admitted for the last nine weeks.

"Atal Bihari Vajpayee's condition has worsened over the last 24 hours. His condition is critical and he is on life support system," said the last statement issued by AIIMS late on Wednesday.

Scores of political leaders visited All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday morning to enquire about the health condition of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah, senior BJP leader LK Advani and daughter Pratibha Advani are among others who visited the hospital. Congress president Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal are also expected to visit AIIMS later in the day.

Vajpayee, a diabetic patient, is undergoing treatment at AIIMS since June 11. He was admitted to the hospital for what doctors described as a routine check-up. Vajpayee, whose health condition is critical, was put on life support system on Wednesday. The 93-year-old was admitted to AIIMS on June 11 after complaints of urinary tract infection, low urine output, and chest congestion. Earlier on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited AIIMS to enquire about Vajpayee's health.

The 1924-born leader is under the supervision of Dr. Randeep Guleria, a pulmonologist and currently the Director of AIIMS. Guleria has served as personal physician to Vajpayee for over three decades.

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