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Atal Behari Vajpayee (Born: December 25, 1926) is a former Prime Minister of India. He is a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Vajpayee was born in an upper-caste family.
Vajpayee is a bachelor with an adopted daughter Namita Bhattacharjee.
On February 3, 2009, Vajpayee was admitted to AIIMS in the night following respiratory infection and fever. The doctors declared the he developed pneumonia and that his condition is stable. On February 5, 2009, the Doctors said he is showing signs of improvement. On February 6, 08, Vajpayee is put on mechanical ventilator support which continued through February 7, 2009. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, speedy recovery while Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee visited him at the Hospital on February 7, 2009. As of February 8, 2009, AIIMS sources say he is stable and recovering.
On March 1, 2009, he is discharged from AIIMS after his 26 days of stay at the Intensive Care Unit.
Vajpayee political life began when he joined the political wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS). Vajpayee was detained by police during a protest against British rule in 1942 and during emergency rule imposed by late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1970. He was elected to the Indian Parliament in 1957.
Vajpayee became Prime Minister in 1996, but only for 13 days and then regained power as head of a multi-party coalition in 1999.
BJP to move adjournment motion in Lok Sabha over price rise
Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday said it has plans to move adjournment motion against the United Progressive Alliance government on Feb.23 in the Lok Sabha seeking debate on the price rise issue. ANI
BJP not anti-Muslim, it is anti-Pakistan, says Gadkari
Declining that his party is anti-Muslim, Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that his party is in fact anti-Pakistan, anti-Al Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Pakistans Inter-State-Intelligence agency. ANI
PM, BJP leaders wish Vajpayee on his 86th birthday
Several leaders, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh greeted Former Prime Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 86th birthday on Friday. ANI
China bent upon cutting India down to size: Mishra
Describing China as hegemonistic and very aggressive, former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra today called on the Indian Government to adopt the right combination of strategic and diplomatic policies to counter Beijings dangerous designs. ANI
Muslim body seeks justice over Babri mosque demolition
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has sought action against those responsible for the demolition of Babri mosque. ANI
Gadkari calls on Advani, hints organisational restructure
Newly appointed Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari called on former Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani at his residence here on Sunday. ANI
Rajnath Singh hands over BJP baton to Gadkari
: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh resigned from his post here on Saturday paving way for Nitin Gadkari from Maharashtra to take over the reins of the party. ANI
PM apologises for Congress MP Vermas unparliamentary comment on Vajpayee
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh apologised in Parliament today for Congress MP Beni Prasad Vermas remarks on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the ongoing debate in Parliament on the Liberhan Commission Report. ANI
Sushma Swaraj slams findings of the Liberhan Commission
Deputy Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday slammed the findings of the Liberhan Commission tabled in the Lok Sabha. ANI
Youth can change the face of UP politics: Rahul Gandhi
Giving prominence to the significance of youth in politics, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday it is his dream to change the face of Uttar Pradesh politics. ANI
Babri debate begins in Parliament
The Liberhan Commissions Report on the Babri Mosque demolition and the Action Taken Report (ATR) is being discussed in Parliament, and preliminary information reveals that the debate is all fire and brimstone. ANI
Lok Sabha will discuss Liberhan Report today
The Liberhan Commissions Report on the Babri Mosque demolition and the Action Taken Report (ATR) on it, will be discussed in Parliament today. ANI
RSS doesnt regret Babri demolition, says Mohan Bhagwat
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that the Sangh has no reason to regret the Babri mosque demolition that happened 17 years ago and it would continue with the Ram temple movement. ANI
Muslims seek action against those responsible for Babri mosque demolition
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) member Khalid Rasheed has said that Muslims would shortly petition the government seeking action against those responsible for the demolition of Babri mosque. ANI
Ayodhya issue: I had three meetings with ex-PM Narasimha Rao, says Singhal
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) International president Ashok Singhal revealed here on Friday that he had face to face meetings with former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao thrice to solve the Ramjanmabhoomi issue. ANI
India, Pak readied mechanism to resolve Kashmir issue in 1999: Ex Pak Foreign Minister
Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Sartaj Aziz has said that India and Pakistan had agreed to settle the long pending Kashmir dispute through a well devised mechanism, according to which India would annex the Jammu and Ladakh regions, leaving the Kashmir valley and some adjoining areas for further discussion. ANI
PM regrets leakage of Liberhan Commission report
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday, regretted the leakage of the enquiry report of the Liberhan Commission, which probed the circumstances leading to the demolition of the Babri Masjid in December 1992. ANI
Muslim forum welcomes tabling of Liberhan report
The Babri Masjid Action Committee (BMAC), a Muslim forum that opposes the construction of the Ram temple at the spot of the demolished Babri mosque in Ayodhya, has welcomed the tabling of the Liberhan Commission Report. ANI
Saints convention to decide future of Ram temple issue: Togadia
Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) General Secretary Pravin Togadia said here on Tuesday that a meeting of Hindu saints during Poorna Kumbha in Haridwar will decide on the future course of Ramjanmbhoomi movement. ANI
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