Published 11:09 IST, September 27th 2019
PM Modi condoles demise of Ex-French President Jacques Chirac
PM Narendra Modi expressed condolences on the death of former French president Jacques Chirac. He regarded him as a true global statesman and a friend of India
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed condolences on the death of former French president Jacques Chirac. He regarded Jacques Chirac as a true global statesman and a friend of India, adding that India mourns the loss of the former French President. PM Modi added that the former French President played a decisive role in establishing and building the India-France Strategic Partnership.
My deepest condolences on passing away of Jacques Chirac. India mourns the loss of a true global statesman. A friend of India, he played a decisive role in establishing and building India-France Strategic Partnership.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 26, 2019
Jacques Chirac supported India after it conducted nuclear tests in 1998. It was after Jacques Chirac's first visit to India in 1998, when the strategic relationship between India and France started. He again visited the country as president in 2006.
Condolences from world leaders
Former President of France Jacques Chirac, who served as the head of state from 1995-2007, passed away at the age of 86 on September 26. French President Emmanuel Macron also expressed grief over the demise of the former President. Addressing the nation from the Elysee Palace, Macron said that France has lost a leader who was able to represent the nation in its diversity and complexity.
"We French have lost a statesman whom we loved as much as he loved us. Whether we share, or not, his ideas or what he fought for, we all recognise ourselves in this man who resembled us, and brought us together," Macron said.
Le Président Jacques Chirac entre dans l’histoire et manquera à chacun d’entre nous. pic.twitter.com/KSocdn94hs
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) September 26, 2019
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson took to Twitter and condoled demise of the former French President, saying that Jacques Chirac was a formidable political leader who shaped the destiny of his nation. He added that his loss will be felt throughout France, across generations.
Jacques Chirac was a formidable political leader who shaped the destiny of his nation in a career that spanned four decades. His loss will be felt throughout France, across the generations.
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) September 26, 2019
Toutes mes condoléances aujourd’hui à sa famille, à ses proches et au peuple français.
Homage at Eiffel Tower
As a mark of tribute for the former President, the Eiffel Tower in France went dark on Thursday.
🇫🇷En hommage à #JacquesChirac, je m'éteindrai ce soir dès 21h00. Par conséquent je fermerai mes portes à 21h au lieu de 23h45.
— La tour Eiffel (@LaTourEiffel) September 26, 2019
🇬🇧To pay tribute to Jacques Chirac, I will turn my lights off tonight from 9:00pm. I will close at 9:00pm instead of 11:45pm.#tourEiffel #EiffelTower pic.twitter.com/IVMvZU4pNU
10:27 IST, September 27th 2019