Akshay
Kumar
Mourns
The
Demise
Of
Sheila
Dixit
Akshay
Kumar
took
to
Twitter
to
mourn
the
demise
of
former
Delhi
CM
Sheila
Dixit.
He
wrote,
"Extremely
sad
to
know
about
the
passing
away
of
#SheilaDixit
ji...she
effectively
changed
the
face
of
Delhi
during
her
tenure.
Heartfelt
condolences
to
her
family
🙏🏻"
(sic).
The
former
CM
died
of
a
cardiac
arrest
at
3:55
PM
on
Saturday
at
Escorts
Hospital
in
the
capital.
Bhumi
Offers
Condolences
On
Twitter
Bhumi
Pednekar
wrote
on
her
social
media,
"Loss
of
a
great
leader...You
were
really
loved
#ShielaDikshit
ma'am.A
huge
loss
to
our
country.
You've
really
left
behind
a
great
legacy.May
your
soul
rest
in
peace
.My
condolences
to
the
family
🙏🏻🇮🇳"
(sic).
Sheila
Dixit's
cremation
is
scheduled
to
take
place
at
Nigam
Bodh
Ghat
in
Delhi
at
2
PM
on
Sunday.
Filmmaker
Agnihotri
Offers
Condolences
Filmmaker
Vivek
Agnihotri
expressed
his
condolences
on
Twitter
saying,
"Just
landed
in
Delhi
to
learn
about
the
sad
demise
of
#SheilaDixit
She
was
dignified,
passionate
and
cultured.
Difficult
for
Delhi
to
find
such
a
CM."
(sic).
Sheila
Dixit
served
as
the
CM
of
Delhi
from
1998
to
2013
for
three
terms.
She
was
the
longest
serving
CM
of
Delhi.
Richa
Chadda
Remembers
The
Former
CM's
Commendable
Work
Remembering
the
commendable
work
done
by
Sheila
Dixit
as
CM
of
Delhi,
Richa
Chadda
wrote,
"#SheilaDixit
demise
will
feel
like
a
personal
loss
to
anyone
who
grew
up
in
Delhi.
During
my
school
and
college,
the
green
cover
of
Delhi
actually
grew
by
300%
!
A
tall
leader.
Rest
in
peace
ma'am.
Condolences
to
family.
"
(sic)