Former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj passed away late Tuesday after suffering a heart stroke. She was 67.
The sources said she was brought to Aiims at 10:15pm and was straight away taken to the emergency ward.
A number of senior ministers have rushed to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
Swaraj had put out a tweet in the evening congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Centre’s bold move to revoke special status for Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcate the border state into two Union Territories secured Parliament’s approval.
A long-time parliamentarian, Sushma Swaraj had served as the External Affairs Minister in the Narendra Modi cabinet from 2014 to 2019.
Congress on twitter – We are saddened to hear about the untimely demise of Smt Sushma Swaraj. Our condolences to her family and loved ones.
President on twitter- श्रीमती सुषमा स्वराज के निधन से बहुत दुःख हुआ है। देश ने अपनी एक अत्यंत प्रिय बेटी खोई है। सुषमा जी सार्वजनिक जीवन में गरिमा, साहस और निष्ठा की प्रतिमूर्ति थीं। लोगों की सहायता के लिए वे हमेशा तत्पर रहती थीं। उनकी सेवाओं के लिए सभी भारतीय उन्हें सदैव याद रखेंगे—राष्ट्रपति कोविन्द