The surgery performed on Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to replace his left knee joint at Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai on Tuesday was successful. The operation, that started at 10.10 a.m. and was over at 11.05 AM. Dr Ranawat said that Vajpayee will receive physiotherapy from Tuesday. Union Minister for Information Technology Pramod Mahajan told reporters that President K R Narayanan had telephoned and enquired about the operation.

Mahajan said that no visitor would be allowed for two to three days and the Prime Minister would not entertain any telephone calls. Bureau Report