Vajpayee diagnosed with urinary tract infection, Modi meets him at AIIMS

A host of political party leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, visited the BJP patriarch at the hospital

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was admitted to the AIIMS here for a urinary tract infection on Monday, the hospital said.
 
In a statement issued at 10.45 pm, the AIIMS said Vajpayee, who was admitted to the hospital following complaints of a lower respiratory tract infection and kidney issues, was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection.
 
Appropriate treatment was being administered to him under the supervision of a team of doctors, it added.
 
Earlier, the hospital had said 93-year-old Vajpayee, who had not been keeping well for long, was admitted for routine check-ups and investigations and