Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee died Thursday after a long illness at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, Economic Times reported. Vajpayee, 93, the former BJP leader, was a three-time prime minister, the report said. He was admitted to AIIMS in June as his condition deteriorated, Economic Times reported. He had many medical issues including being a diabetic with only one functioning kidney. He suffered a stroke in 2009 that weakened his cognitive abilities and subsequently developed dementia. In the last 24 hours, the report said, he was put on life support by his doctors after his condition became critical. Vajpayee, the report said, was admitted...

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