Published 00:53 IST, August 7th 2019
Sushma Swaraj Passes Away: Sania Mirza says 'Will cherish my personal relationship with her forever'
Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj passed away on Tuesday night at the age of 67. Tennis icon Sania Mirza came forward to pay her last respect to the senior BJP leader.
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Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj passed away on Tuesday night at of 67. veteran leer's untimely demise has left everyone shocked and people are coming forward to offer ir condolences to former Delhi Chief Minister. At same time, tributes are also pouring in from sporting fraternity.
Sania Mirza pays her last respect to Sushma Swaraj
Tennis icon Sania Mirza came forward to pay her last respect to senior BJP leer. Mirza took to Twitter and wrote that she was at passing away of her dear Sushma Swaraj Ji. She n ded that she h hour of working as brand ambassor of 'girl child' campaign under late politician's guidance. Tennis star n concluded by saying that she will cherish her personal relationship with Sushma Swaraj forever.
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Re Sania Mirza's tweet here:
Sushma Swaraj passed away at AIIMS Hospital in Delhi on Tuesday. She h been taken to hospital at 8.45 PM after suffering from a cardiac arrest.
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Moments before her death, she h expressed her delight over successful pass of bill to revoke Article 370 in Parliament.
In what was her last tweet, she h thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and h also written that she was waiting to see this day in her lifetime.
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Re tweet here:
Here's all you need to kw about Sushma Swaraj
Born in Ambala cantonment in what is w Haryana on February 14, 1954, Sushma Swaraj majored in Sanskrit and Political science at Sanatan Dharma College in Ambala Cantonment, before studying law at Punjab University.
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She started practicing law as an vocate at Supreme Court of India in 1973, and in same dece, also joined ABVP.
She participated in Jayprakash Narayan's movement during Emergency and subsequent to that, joined newly founded BJP.
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In a pathbreaking political career, she served as Chief Minister of Delhi, and n, in Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government, as a union minister in multiple ministries.
In Modi government, she was appointed as External Affairs Minister - a portfolio she redefined owing to her hands-on approach wherein she would often respond to citizens'queries on Twitter.
She declined to contest 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
00:15 IST, August 7th 2019