Highlights: End of an era; Sushma Swaraj cremated with full state honours
New Delhi, Aug 07: Former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, who passed away on Tuesday evening due to a heart attack, was cremated on Wednesday. Her mortal remains were first kept at her home for the people who wanted to pay tributes till 12 noon today. From 12 - 3 pm, her remains were kept at the BJP headquarters. She was cremated at Lodhi Crematorium in Delhi.
She was someone who commanded respect across party lines and was a dignified politician. The moment the news of her demise broke on news channels, twitter was flooded with condolence messages, such was her persona and such was her popularity. Among many hats she donned and many posts she held, Swaraj was also the first woman Chief Minister of Delhi.
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Delhi: PM Narendra Modi, Senior BJP leader LK Advani, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Lodhi Crematorium. #SushmaSwaraj pic.twitter.com/Lnl9KbNo7X
— ANI (@ANI) August 7, 2019
Last rites of our senior leader and India's former External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj. https://t.co/XoaMgbCemN
— BJP (@BJP4India) August 7, 2019
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on #SushmaSwaraj: She was happy with the recent historic development in the nation, as she expressed before she left us. We express condolences to her family in this moment of grief. pic.twitter.com/y0Fbqirk8X
— ANI (@ANI) August 7, 2019
I owe you Re 1, Sushma told India’s ICJ lawyer Salve, hours before death (Click on the image below to read full story)
Three hours before news of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj demise broke, she had tweeted thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"Thank you Prime Minister. Thank you very much. I was waiting to see this day in my lifetime," she said in her last tweet.
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.