A number of leaders cutting across party lines today prayed for the recovery of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajayee, who has been admitted to AIIMS and is in a "critical" condition.
They said he was a leader who wanted to take India to heights that were unmatched by any other country in the world and was a source of inspiration.
Senior BJP leaders L K Advani, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Rajnath Singh, JP Nadda, party president Amit Shah, Shahnawaj Hussain, Manoj Tiwari, Anurag Thakur, Vijay Goyal, Udit Rai, Prakash Javedkar, Harsh Vardhan visited him at the hospital.
Leaders from other political parties, including Congress's Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ram Vilas Paswan from Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), NC's Farooq Abdullah, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia, visited the premier health institute.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah after visiting the hospital said,"We should not forget he is one Indian leader who wanted to strengthen the country."
Paswan said," We enquired about his health condition and are in touch with his family."
Meanwhile, a source said, "His lungs are not in good condition because of pneumonia on both sides and kidneys are also weak. He is critical."
BJP leader Arjun Ram Meghwal said, "Let's pray for his good health."
Senior BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain also tweeted,"Atal Bihari Vajpayee's health condition remains critical. More than medicines, Vajpayee, who is admitted in AIIMS, now needs prayers of everybody. Pray along with me so that some miracle happens."
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