Delhi government declares 2-day mourning for former CM Sushma Swaraj
Swaraj passed away at AIIMS, Delhi after suffering a cardiac arrest. She was 67.
delhi Updated: Aug 07, 2019 09:01 IST
The Delhi government on Wednesday declared a two-day mourning in the national capital as a mark of respect for senior BJP leader and former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who passed away on Tuesday.
Sushma Swaraj briefly served as the chief minsiter of Delhi in 1998.
Swaraj passed away at AIIMS, Delhi after suffering a cardiac arrest. She was 67.
“Delhi govt will observe two days state mourning as a mark of respect in the memory of former Chief Minister & senior leader respected Sushma Swaraj ji,” Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia tweeted.
Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal condoled her death, saying the country has lost a great leader.
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“India has lost a great leader. Sushma ji was a very warm and remarkable person. May her soul rest in peace,” Kejriwal tweeted.
Swaraj, who was India’s first full-time woman foreign minister (Indira Gandhi held additional charge of the ministry when she was prime minister) suffered the cardiac arrest late in the evening and was immediately taken to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). She died after efforts to revive her failed.
“She was brought to the hospital after she had collapsed at home. She reached AIIMS emergency at about 09:35 pm,” said a hospital spokesperson.
First Published: Aug 07, 2019 09:01 IST