TN CM, Political leaders of Tamil Nadu pay last respect to former PM Vajpayee

After AIIMS announced the demise of the former Prime Minister Attal Bihari Vajpayee on Thursday, political leaders from Tamil Nadu paid their last respects to the BJP veteran.

DMK working president MK Stalin, Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi, Tamil Nadu BJP president Tamilisai Soundararajan, Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami, Deputy CM O Panneerselvam, Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar, MMDK founder Vaiko, Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha Thambidurai were among the political personalities from Tamil Nadu who paid their respect.

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, passed away on Thursday. His death was announced by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital where he was admitted on June 11 with a variety of ailments.

"It is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of Former Prime Minister of India, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at 05:05 PM," the AIIMS said in a statement.

It said his condition was stable for the last nine weeks, but "unfortunately, his condition deteriorated over the last 36 hours and he was put on life support systems."

Vajpayee, a diabetic, had only one functional kidney. He suffered a stroke in 2009 that weakened his cognitive abilities. Subsequently, he developed dementia.