Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2019, after being admitted to AIIMS in New Delhi on August 9. hospital issued a statement recently anuncing that Arun Jaitley took his last breath at 12:07 pm. Several celebrities and political leaders have come forward to mourn loss. y have taken to social media to extend condolences.

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Lata Mangeshkar pays tribute to Arun Jaitley 

Recently, Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar paid tribute to  Arun Jaitley. In a recent Twitter post, she shared pictures with Arun Jaitley and said that she is 'deeply saddened' by demise of BJP Lawmaker. Hailing Arun Jaitley as 'a dynamic leader and a thorough gentleman' Lata Mangeshkar said that she is cherishing  memories of veteran political leader visiting her and ir extensive conversations. Lata Mangeshkar also extended condolences to Arun Jaitley's family.

"Deeply saddened by sad demise of Arun Jaitley ji. A dynamic leader, a thorough gentleman and our former Finance Minister. Very kindly, he had come over to meet me and we spoke for a long time. Will cherish those memories. Heartfelt condolences to family," Lata Mangeshkar wrote in post.

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Arun Jaitley held several important portfolios

Arun Jaitley is best kwn for having served as Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs in first Narendra Modi government has also held portfolios of Defence and Information and Broadcasting. It was Arun Jaitley who rolled out GST in 2017 which saw India becoming a unified market for goods and services for first time, and was also first chairman of GST council, is widely credited for forging consensus leading to Constitutional amendment that eventually passed GST Bill.

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Arun Jaitley opted out of second Narendra Modi government, having gone to US for two spells of treatment for a medical ailment in 2018-19. He has, however, regularly taken to Facebook and Twitter to pen blogs on various significant issues in country.