Former India PM Atal Behari Vajpayee dies age 93

    Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has died at the age of 93.

    Vajpayee was one of the founding members of the Hindu nationalist BJP, which currently governs India.

    He was being treated for age-related illnesses at a hospital in Delhi.

    The successful Hindi poet served as prime minister three times between 1996 and 2004 and was instrumental in making India a global nuclear power.

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