Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been admitted to hospital

Atal Bihari Vajpayee is an Indian politician who was the 10th Prime Minister of India, first term for 13 days in 1996 and then from 1998 to 2004.

Former prime minister and senior BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been admitted to the All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for a “routine check-up”, media reports have said. “He has been admitted for routine check-up and investigations. He will be under the supervision of Dr. Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS,” the media reported.

Based on a medical recommendation, Vajpayee was taken to the AIIMS on Monday morning and Guleria is personally keeping a watch on former prime minister’s health.

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93-year-old Vajpayee has been away from public life since 2009 and has not been seen leaving his home in Delhi.

In 2009, he was admitted to hospital just 48 hours before a party’s leadership meeting in Nagpur. That was when he stepped away from active public life.

Vajpayee ruled the country for 13 days in 1996, 13 months in 1998 and for almost six years from 1999. He is regarded as one of the tallest leaders of his party. On his birthday on December 25, the BJP-led government celebrates Good Governance Day.