Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's niece Kanti Mishra has said that she is praying for her uncle's speedy recovery for the last nine years to listen to his speech again.

She said, "I am praying for him for the last 9 years so that I can see him give his speech again. Our family can never ever erase him from our minds. I hope he gets well soon. I have got to know that he is on a ventilator and doctors are doing everything possible. Nothing can be said about his condition as of now."

Vajpayee is in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in critical condition.