Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee Passes Away, 

Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away: Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away at AIIMS in Delhi at 5.05pm on Thursday. He was 93. In a medical bulletin, the hospital said his condition deteriorated over the last 36 hours and he was put on life support systems. "Despite the best of efforts, we lost him today.” The Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on June 11 with a kidney tract infection, urinary tract infection, low urine output and chest congestion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah, party veteran LK Advani, Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi, several union ministers and CMs and even former Pakistan President Pervez Musharaff mourned his death and paid him glowing tributes. 
A large crowd of mediapersons and others has gathered outside AIIMS, affecting movement of traffic on the road. Traffic Policemen have been deployed to manage the crowd and traffic outside the hospital. The roads leading to Krishna Menon Marg have been blocked. Roads leading to Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s home have also been sealed. 

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Proposed sight for Atal Bihari Vajpayee's memorial. 

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ANI tweeted an archive video of Narendra Modi meeting Atal Bihari Vajpayee. 

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Dr. Manmohan Singh, Former Prime Minister: I have learnt with profound sorrow about the sad demise of Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji. An excellent orator, an impressive poet, an exceptional Public Servant, an outstanding Parliamentarian and a great Prime Minister, Shri Vajpayee ji stood among the tallest leaders of modern India,  who spent his whole life serving our great country. His services to our nation will be remembered for a long time to come. 

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Prior to the funeral, radio communication teams have been deployed at Vijay Ghat, news18 reporter said.  Police deployment is increasing by the minute.  It is yet not clear  whether the last rites will take place today or tomorrow. But the police have been asked to set everything up and stay on stand by. Pandal materials have been brought as well.

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Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has expressed shock at former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's death. "It is difficult to believe that Vajpayee ji isn't among us today. He will always stay in our hearts," Thackeray said. 

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8:14 (IST8:11 (IST)Sharad Pawar fondly recalled his long association with Vajyapyee, with days spent in both the UN and Indian Parliament. He said, "The country has lost one of the tallest leaders of nation, and son of the Bharat Mata. "I had the opportunity to work with him in Parliament and in UN. We were not the ruling party in those days, but complete leadership was given to him."