Published 00:19 IST, August 7th 2019
Sushma Swaraj passes away: She breathed her last on the day she waited her lifetime to see, her last tweet confirms
Former External Affairs Minister and one of the BJP's tallest leaders Sushma Swaraj passed away on Tuesday night in Delhi at the age of 67.
Former External Affairs Minister and one of the BJP's tallest leaders Sushma Swaraj passed away on Tuesday night in Delhi at the age of 67. Hours before her tragic demise, Sushma Swaraj had taken to Twitter at around 7:30 in the evening and shared her views shortly after the Lok Sabha passed the resolution to revoke Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and the J&K (Reorganisation) Bill, 2019.
Taking to Twitter, the former Union Minister had thanked PM Modi over the successful passage of the Jammu and Kashmir bill and scrapping of Article 370. She had further added that she was "waiting to see this day in her lifetime".
PM Modi expresses condolences
PM Narendra Modi took to Twitter and expressed his sadness over her demise. In a series of tweets, he spoke of her highly marking the event of her death as 'an end of a glorious chapter in politics'. Calling her a prolific orator and outstanding Parliamentarian, he said the nation will grieve her death as she was an inspiration to all. He said that she was 'excellent administrator', and 'set high standards in every Ministry she handled'.
Former EAM Sushma Swaraj's biography
Sushma Swaraj, before joining politics, practised law as an advocate at the Supreme Court of India in 1973, following which she joined the ABVP. Later, she went on to participate in Jayprakash Narayan's movement during the Emergency, after which she joined the newly founded BJP. In her path-breaking political career, Swaraj 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 first 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.
Updated 00:51 IST, August 7th 2019