New Delhi: President A P J Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on July 27 visited All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here to condole the death of Vice-President Krishan Kant.

"The untimely demise of Kant has left the entire nation in a state of shock. It is an end of an era. He fought Britishers first and later fought for Democracy during Emergency. Till yesterday he was with us and today we are condoling his death," the Prime Minister said after conveying his condolences to Vice-President's wife Suman at the hospital.

Among the first callers were Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani, several Union Ministers and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Laloo Prasad Yadav.

An emergency Cabinet Meeting has been convened later in the day to condole Kant's death.

PTI