Atal Bihari Vajpayee undergoing dialysis, all reports normal: AIIMS health bulletin

Vajpayee was admitted this afternoon for a routine checkup.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee. File Image

NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister and BJP veteran Atal Bihari Vajpayee was admitted to the AIIMS in Delhi on Monday afternoon for a "routine checkup". He has been suffering from breathing problems for a long time and had to quit politics due to health issues. The dynamic BJP leader is the oldest living ex-Prime Minister of the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also visited the BJP patriarch at the AIIMS. Modi enquired about the well-being of Vajpayee and met his family members, PTI sources said. The AIIMS administration has said that his condition is stable. AIIMS director Randeep Guleria is keeping a close check on Vajpayee’s health, the hospital said. Guleria, a pulmonologist and director at the AIIMS has served as personal physician to Vajpayee for over three decades. All That Happened Today: 

• Medical bulletin says Atal Bihari Vajpayee's reports are normal. He is undergoing dialysis following complaint of urine infection.
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who is currently admitted at AIIMS, is likely to get discharged tomorrow morning: Sources
• Medical bulletin on Atal Bihari Vajpayee's health likely to be released within half an hour. His condition is stable, sources say.
• Lal Krishna Advani and Home Minister Rajnath Singh expected to reach AIIMS hospital to meet Vajpayee.
• After INC President Rahul Gandhi and BJP president Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday went to meet former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who has been admitted to Delhi’s All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Delhi.

Delhi: Prime Minister @narendramodi reaches AIIMS to pay visit to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

— ABP News (@abpnewstv) June 11, 2018

• BJP chief Amit Shah and Union Minister JP Nadda also present at AIIMS to meet former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah and Union Minister JP Nadda reach AIIMS to meet former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

— ABP News (@abpnewstv) June 11, 2018

• Congress President Rahul Gandhi reaches at AIIMS to meet former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to visit former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee. pic.twitter.com/NRnDSCsBlH

— ANI (@ANI) June 11, 2018

Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi arrives at AIIMS to meet former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

— ABP News (@abpnewstv) June 11, 2018

A BJP statement said that the leader was admitted for routine check-up and investigations on doctors' advice. The BJP stalwart was the prime minister between 1998 and 2004. As his health deteriorated, he slowly withdrew from public life and has been confined to his residence for many years.