former Indian PM Vajpayee critical, remains on life-support system, Modi visited the AIIMS

The condition of former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee remains critical and he continues on advanced life-support system, sources said.The 93-year-old BJP leader was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on June 11 with a kidney tract infection, urinary tract infection, low urine output and chest congestion.
“Unfortunately, his condition has worsened. His condition is critical and he is on life-support system,” the AIIMS had said in the statement last Wednesday.”Both his lungs are not in good condition because of pneumonia on both sides and kidneys are also weak. He is critical,” a source said on Thursday.Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the AIIMS last evening to enquire about the condition of Vajpayee.
Modi reached the hospital at around 7.15 pm and spent about 50 minutes there. After Modi, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi also paid a visit.Later in the night, several leaders and ministers including Suresh Prabhu, Jitendra Singh, Harsh Vardhan and Shahnawaz Hussain visited the hospital.Earlier, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani had visited the hospital to check on Vajpayee.Vajpayee, a diabetic, has only one functional kidney. He had suffered a stroke in 2009 that weakened his cognitive abilities. Subsequently, he developed dementia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the AIIMS on Wednesday evening to enquire about the condition of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who is undergoing treatment there. There was no official update from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, where a team of doctors is monitoring his condition. Modi reached the hospital at around 7.15 pm IST and spent about 50 minutes there.
After Modi, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Meenakshi Lekhi also paid a visit. Earlier in the evening, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani had visited the hospital to check on Vajpayee.Vajpayee was admitted at the AIIMS on June 11 with a kidney tract infection, urinary tract infection, low urine output and chest congestion.The 93-year-old BJP leader, a diabetic, has only one functional kidney. He had suffered a stroke in 2009 that weakened his cognitive abilities. Subsequently, he developed dementia.