Veteran BJP Leader LK Advani Discharged From AIIMS

Lal Krishna Advani was admitted in the old private ward of the AIIMS and is being treated by doctors from the Department of Urology, as per a PTI report.

Lal Krishna Advani has been admitted to AIIMS ( Image Source :PTI )

Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader Lal Krishna Advani was discharged from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi on Thursday, day after he was admitted the previous night.

The BJP veteran was hospitalised in the wee hours of Thursday. His condition was stable and was under observation, the hospital said. 

The former deputy prime minister has been admitted in the old private ward of the AIIMS, reported PTI, adding that he is being treated by doctors from the Department of Urology.

While there was no immediate clarity on his ailment, the 96-year-old politician is believed to be suffering from age-related symptoms, as per an ABP News report. 

#WATCH | Delhi: Veteran BJP leader LK Advani has been admitted to AIIMS where he is stable and under observation.

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— ANI (@ANI) June 26, 2024

In March this year, the stalwart politician who led the Ayodhya Ram Mandir movement was conferred with Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. The medal was awarded by President Droupadi Murmu to Advani at his residence and the ceremony was attended by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Ministthe er Amit Shah, and Advani's family members. 

The BJP veteran had skipped the inauguration ceremony of the Ram Mandir in January this year due to freezing weather and old age. 

Advani served as the Deputy Prime Minister of India June 2002 to May 2004 and as Union Minister from October 1999 to May 2004. He has held the post of BJP president several times, serving from 1986 to 1990, 1993 to 1998, and 2004 to 2005.

The milestone moment in Advani's political career was leading the Ram Janmabhoomi movement in the late 1980s, laying the foundation for the resurgence of cultural nationalism. 

He was born in Karachi, now part of Pakistan, in 1927 and migrated to India in 1947 during the Partition.