Modi visits AIIMS to enquire about Vajpayee's health

August 15, 2018 19:37

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited All India Institute of Medical Sciences this evening to enquire about the health condition of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who has been undergoing treatment at the premier institute.

There was no official update on Vajpayee's health condition.

Before Modi, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani also visited AIIMS to see the ex-PM.

Vajpayee was admitted to the AIIMS on June 11 with kidney tract infection, chest congestion, urinary tract infection and low urine output.

The 93-year-old BJP leader, a diabetic, has one functional kidney. He had suffered a stroke in 2009 that weakened his cognitive abilities. Subsequently, he developed dementia.

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