Sushma
Swaraj:
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Kangana
Ranaut,
Raveena
Tandon
&
others
react
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FilmiBeat
Former
Foreign
Affairs
Minister
Sushma
Swaraj
passed
away
on
Tuesday,
August
6.
The
senior
BJP
leader
suffered
a
cardiac
arrest
and
was
admitted
to
New
Delhi's
AIIMS
hospital
on
Tuesday
evening.
She
remained
in
a
critical
condition
before
taking
her
last
breath.
She
was
elected
seven
times
as
an
MP
and
three
times
as
an
MLA
in
her
political
career.
However,
she
had
decided
not
to
contest
the
Lok
Sabha
elections
of
2019
due
to
ill
health.
News
of
Sushma
Swaraj's
untimely
demise
has
come
in
as
a
shock
to
the
entire
country.
Condolences
are
pouring
in
from
all
parts
of
the
nation.
PM
Narendra
Modi
took
to
Twitter
and
wrote,
"Sushma
Ji's
demise
is
a
personal
loss.
She
will
be
remembered
fondly
for
everything
that
she's
done
for
India.
My
thoughts
are
with
her
family,
supporters
and
admirers
in
this
very
unfortunate
hour.
Om
Shanti."
(sic)
PM
Modi
further
tweeted,
"I
can't
forget
the
manner
in
which
Sushma
Ji
worked
tirelessly
as
EAM
in
the
last
5
years.
Even
when
her
health
was
not
good,
she
would
do
everything
possible
to
do
justice
to
her
work
and
remain
up
to
date
with
matters
of
her
Ministry.
The
spirit
and
commitment
was
unparalleled."
(sic)
Remembering
her
contributions
as
a
Minister,
he
wrote,
"An
excellent
administrator,
Sushma
Ji
set
high
standards
in
every
Ministry
she
handled.
She
played
a
key
role
in
bettering
India's
ties
with
various
nations.
As
a
Minister
we
also
saw
her
compassionate
side,
helping
fellow
Indians
who
were
in
distress
in
any
part
of
the
world."
(sic)
"Sushma
Ji
was
a
prolific
orator
and
outstanding
Parliamentarian.
She
was
admired
and
revered
across
party
lines.
She
was
uncompromising
when
it
came
to
matters
of
ideology
and
interests
of
the
BJP,
whose
growth
she
immensely
contributed
to," he
concluded.
(sic)
Bollywood
celebs
Anupam
Kher,
Boman
Irani,
Riteish
Deshmukh,
Parineeti
Chopra,
Swara
Bhaskar
and
others
also
took
to
social
media
to
express
their
condolences.
Bomani
Irani
wrote,
"A
force
of
nature
she
was.
Too
young
to
go.
Saddened
to
hear
this
untimely
news.
A
nation's
loss.
#SushmaSwaraj
#RIPSushmaSwaraj."
(sic)
Riteish
Deshmukh
tweeted,
"A
huge
loss
for
India-
An
outstanding
orator,
an
absolute
patriot,
a
tall
leader
@SushmaSwaraj
Ji
is
no
more.
As
an
Ext
Affairs
minister
she
was
always
accessible
to
every
Indian
who
was
in
need
of
help.
My
deepest
condolences
to
the
family,
loved
ones
&
millions
of
followers."
(sic)
Parineeti
Chopra,
who
comes
from
the
same
cantonment
as
Sushma
Swaraj,
wrote,
"I
hail
from
Ambala
Cantt,
same
as
Sushma
Swaraj
ji.
Always
felt
proud
that
a
woman
from
our
small
town
made
it
big,
and
made
a
difference.
Sushma
ji
rest
in
peace.
You
inspired
me
on
a
personal
level."
(sic)
Remembering
the
brilliant
parliamentarian
that
Sushma
ji
was,
Swara
Bhaskar
wrote,
"RIP
#SushmaSwaraj
ji.
She
epitomised
dignity,
commitment
to
democratic
norms,
grace
in
politics.
A
brilliant
parliamentarian,
a
fine
bilingual
orator,
a
humane
foreign
minister-
she
was
inspiring.
I
differed
with
her
ideology,
but
greatly
admired
her
resolve
&
work
ethic."
(sic)
Anupam
Kher
posted
this
video
on
his
Twitter
account.
Sanjay
Dutt
tweeted,
"RIP
Sushma
ji.
Absolutely
shocked
and
devastated
to
hear
about
her
passing.
She
was
always
close
to
me
and
was
extremely
kind,
since
the
early
days.
My
heartfelt
condolences
to
the
family
&
our
entire
nation
for
this
great
loss."
(sic)
Remembering
the
strong
personality
that
Sushma
Swaraj
was,
Neha
Dhupia
wrote,
"#RIPSushmaSwarajJi
...
such
a
strong
and
prominent
face
of
women
in
Indian
politics...
what
a
huge
loss
to
our
nation
...
my
condolences
to
the
family
and
to
an
entire
nation
that
mourns
...
#respect
#womanofstrength
#RIP."
(sic)
Shabana
Azmi
mourned
the
death
of
Sushma
Swaraj
by
writing,
"Deeply
saddened
that
Sushma
Swaraj
has
passed
away.Inspite
of
political
differences
we
had
an
extremely
cordial
relationship.
I
was
1
of
her
Navratans
as
she
called
us
during
her
I
and
B
ministership
and
she
gave
industry
status
to
film.
Articulate
sharp
and
accessible.
RIP."
(sic)
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Credit:
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