Published 17:35 IST, August 24th 2021

Arun Jaitley Death Anniversary: Hema Malini pays homage to former Finance Minister

Actor and politician Hema Malini paid tribute to Arun Jaitley on his second death anniversary, remembering him as a friend and mentor in politics.

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Veteran actor Hema Malini remembered former finance Minister Arun Jaitley on his death anniversary on Tuesday. Paying condolences on politician's second death anniversary, Hema took to her Twitter handle, where she called Jaitley her 'friend and mentor', and described him as an exceptional human being, leer, Parliamentarian, ministrator and Pma Vibhushan awardee. Jaitley died at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi on August 24, 2019.

Hema Malini pays homage to Arun Jaitley on his death anniversary 

Remembering her former fellow political party delegate, Malini posted two tweets, mentioning, "I truly miss you and your guidance Arun Ji! Will always remember you with respect and affection as someone who was my mentor and friend in my political career". 

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BJP Leers Remember Former Finance Minister

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnav, and or Bharatiya Janata Party leers remembered 66-year-old Minister. Honouring his life, Sitharaman Tweeted, "Remembering Arun Jaitley, Nirmala Sitharaman wrote, "An amiable, gentle guide who is missed immensely. A friend to all. H bro strong shoulders to bear challenges. His quick grasp of matters was mired by many".

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Union Minister of Ro Transport and Highways, Nitin Jairam Gkari, shared on Twitter, "Humble Greetings to Pma Vibhushan Arun Jaitley Ji on Memorial Day". While, Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal tweeted, "A legal luminary, an orator par excellence and an outstanding Parliamentarian, his contribution in India's growth journey has been invaluable". 

National Spokesperson of BJP Sambit Patra, wrote, "Unforgettable personality… Multi-talented personality… Tribute to Shri Arun Jaitley Ji". Union Cabinet Minister of Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, wrote, "My tributes to able ministrator, exceptional orator, Late Arun Jaitley Ji on his death anniversary. His paramount contribution in “Inclusive Development” of country will be remembered forever.". 

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Born on 28 December 1952, Arun Jaitley first became a Cabinet Minister in former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government in 2000. He n went on to serve as Leer of Opposition in Rajya Sabha from June 2009. When Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, he was elected as Finance Minister but opted out of 2019 Lok Sabha elections citing health reasons. He was also a Senior vocate of  Supreme Court of India. 

On January 26, 2020, he was posthumously awarded  Pma Vibhushan, country’s second-highest honour, in field of Public Affairs. 

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17:35 IST, August 24th 2021