Swami Agnivesh Passes Away At 80: Swara Bhasker, Divya Dutta, Javed Akhtar Mourn His Death

Social activist and a Member of Legislative Assembly Swami Agnivesh passed away due to a cardiac arrest on Friday at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in Delhi. He was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday where he was getting treated for liver cirrhosis and was on ventilator following multi-organ failure, as reported by NDTV. According to a statement by the hospital, after his condition began deteriorating, he suffered a heart attack at 6 PM and was declared dead at 6.30 PM. After his tragic demise, Bollywood celebs like Swara Bhasker and lyricist Javed Akhtar took to their social media handles and offered their heartfelt condolences. 

 

Swara on her Twitter account wrote, "A gem of a person.. a true embodiment of #Hindu Dharm.. a man who represented the true meaning of the colour saffron. #SwamiAgnivesh ji  India has lost a special son. #OmShanti #RIP". While Farhan Akhtar's father tweeted, "This world has lost one more noble human being Swami Agnivesh. His resilience against the bonded labour had given a new life to lakhs of men women and children. Good bye Swami ji."

"I am shocked and saddened by his passing. A man of vigour and conviction, he never looked, sounded or behaved his age! The country is diminished by his passing & I mourn with the millions whose rights he fought to uphold. Om Shanti," this is what Mr Shashi Tharoor wrote on his Twitter handle.