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This is an archive article published on February 3, 2009

Vajpayee admitted to AIIMS; condition stable

Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee was admitted to AIIMS Hospital in New Delhi on Tuesday night with a chest infection.

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was admitted to AIIMS Hospital in New Delhi on Tuesday with a chest infection.

Doctors said the condition of the 84-year-old BJP stalwart is stable.

Vajpayee was brought to the AIIMS at 10.00 pm after he developed running temperature. He was also taken to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU),D K Sharma,Superintendent of AIIMS,said.

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Sharma said Vajpayee was suffering from chest infection but his condition is stable.

The Hospital will be conducting further tests.

Dr Randeep Guleria,Vajpayee’s personal physician,was conducting echo-respiratory tests on the former premier.

BJP president Rajnath Singh rushed to the hospital on hearing news of Vajpayee being admitted.

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