Sushma Swaraj Passes Away: Sanjay Dutt, Asha Bhosle, Anurag Kashyap, Raveena Tandon Grieve Former External Affairs Minister's Demise

Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj passed away in Delhi on Tuesday evening and Bollywood celebrities Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Kapoor, Asha Bhosle, Raveena Tandon and others expressed their grief on social media

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Updated on Aug 07 2019, 11:08:01

Sushma Swaraj Passes Away: Sanjay Dutt, Asha Bhosle, Anurag Kashyap, Raveena Tandon Grieve Former External Affairs Minister's Demise

Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj passed away in Delhi following a cardiac arrest at AIIMS hospital on Tuesday evening. Confirming the loss of Nation, ANI had tweeted, “Former External Affairs Minister & senior BJP leader, Sushma Swaraj, passes away" Her death has sent shockwaves across the nation. The veteran BJP leader was 67 and could not be revived as her family room her to Delhi's AIIMS hospital. The nine-time parliamentarian was an easily accessible foreign minister and was known to always help numerous Indians who reached out to her on Twitter.

Following the loss of the nation, reactions and condolences started pouring in right from her fans on social media to politicians, to Bollywood celebrities. Many eminent personalities such as Arjun Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Asha Bhosle, Anurag Kashyap, Vivek Oberoi, Raveena Tandon, and others took to their social media handles and grieved the loss of the leader’s sudden demise at the age of 67.

India has lost its extraordinary leader, minister and personality.. May God bless her soul 🙏 #SushmaSwaraj
— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) August 6, 2019

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.
— Sanjay Dutt (@duttsanjay) August 6, 2019

Sushmaji..we shall miss you dearly..🙏🏼
— ashabhosle (@ashabhosle) August 6, 2019

Rest in peace @SushmaSwaraj ji. You were the most amazing parliamentarian and the minister and always there for your constituents . I will miss you and am sure we all will miss you .
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) August 6, 2019

Shocked and completely gutted to hear of the sudden demise of #SushmaSwaraj ji.She was a great leader,an astute stateswoman,above all a kindhearted person.Loved by all.Deepest condolences to her family & loved ones.Prayers for her soul. Om Shanti 🙏 #RIPSushmaJi
— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) August 6, 2019

An Iron Lady who was not only a true patriot but an incredible inspiration for each and every one of us. An epitome of women empowerment and leadership.#SushmaSwaraj ji you will be missed and remembered forever. My deepest condolences and prayers to the family 🙏#RIPSushmaJi pic.twitter.com/OLrXJMuf0X
— Vivek Anand Oberoi (@vivekoberoi) August 6, 2019

Just a few hours before her demise, the former Foreign Minister had taken to social media to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the abrogation of Article 370. She wrote, "प्रधान मंत्री जी - आपका हार्दिक अभिनन्दन. मैं अपने जीवन में इस दिन को देखने की प्रतीक्षा कर रही थी. @narendramodi ji - Thank you Prime Minister. Thank you very much. I was waiting to see this day in my lifetime.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also took to Twitter to express his grief and shock in a series of Tweets as news of his trusted aid of years shook the nation.

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