Sushma Swaraj death News
The 67-year-old leader, who passed away at AIIMS on Tuesday, was BJP's most prominent woman face.
Sushma Swaraj, the most prominent woman face of the BJP, breathed her last on Tuesday night after a cardiac arrest.
The BJP stalwart held several unique distinctions and records in her political career that spanned over four decades.
Sushma Swaraj's last rites will be held at the Lodhi Road electric crematorium in the national capital at around 3 pm on Wednesday.
"Sushma Swaraj never made any Indian feel alienated when in trouble in a foreign land," Karanvir Bohra wrote.
Long before her colleagues took to the micro-blogging site, Swaraj had already nailed the Twitter game.
Leaders across parties mourned the untimely death of the much-beloved politician, expressing loss and grief.
Condolences poured in from international leaders, many of whom fondly remembered her as a tall leader and "a fine advocate for her nation."
Sushma Swaraj breathed her last on August 6, 2019, in the capital. She was 67. Several Bollywood celebs took to social media and expressed their grief over Swaraj's demise.
"A glorious chapter in Indian politics comes to an end. India grieves the demise of a remarkable leader who devoted her life to public service and bettering lives of the poor. Sushma Swaraj Ji was one of her kind, who was a source of inspiration for crores of people," tweeted PM Modi.
The two-time MP had been having some health-related complications over the last several months. She had also opted out of contesting the Lok Sabha election 2019 citing health issues.
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