Sushma Swaraj Passes Away: Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag and other Cricketers pay their respects

Former Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj passed away on Tuesday night, after having suffered a cardiac arrest in New Delhi. She was 66. The people are coming forward to pay their last respects to the senior BJP leader. At the same time, the cricketing fraternity is also coming forward to pay tribute to Sushma Swaraj. 

Tributes pour in from the cricketing fraternity

Former Indian vice-captain Virender Sehwag has come forward to offer his condolences. Sehwag took to social media and offered heartfelt condolences to family and admirers of Sushma Swaraj. 

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Veteran Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh also came to pay his final respect to the former Union External Affairs Minister. 

Former Indian cricketer and the current East Delhi MP of BJP, Gautam Gambhir came forward and wrote that he was beyond aggrieved at the passing away of Sushma Swaraj. Gambhir then added that the veteran politician and a pillar of the BJP was loved by everyone. The ex-opening batsman then added that she will be remembered as the most endearing & helpful politicians of recent times.Gambhir then offered his condolences to her family and friends and said that it is a huge loss for India.

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Former Indian Test batsman VVS Laxman wrote that he was sad to hear about the passing away of Sushma Swaraj. Laxman then offered his deepest condolences to the veteran politician's family and supporters .

The senior BJP leader was taken to AIIMS at quarter to nine in a critical condition on Tuesday evening at the country's pre-eminent medical institution, with senior BJP leaders such as Nitin Gadkari and Dr Harshvardhan going to AIIMS as well.

Sushma Swaraj had earlier in the day issued a statement on the big development regarding the Modi government scrapping Article 370 in J&K and integrating the state with India like never before.

Sushma Swaraj's Biography

Born in Ambala cantonment in what is now Haryana on February 14, 1954, Sushma Swaraj majored in Sanskrit and Political science at the Sanatan Dharma College in the Ambala Cantonment, before studying law at the Punjab University.

She started practicing law as an advocate at the Supreme Court of India in 1973, and in the same decade, also joined the ABVP.

She participated in Jayprakash Narayan's movement during the Emergency and subsequent to that, joined the newly founded BJP.

In a pathbreaking political career, she served as the Chief Minister of Delhi, and then, in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government, as a union minister in multiple ministries. 

In the Modi government, she was appointed as the 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 the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.