#RIPSushmaSwaraj: India mourns

18:48 August 07

Murli Manohar Joshi: Sushma's demise left a void which can't be filled

Murli Manohar Joshi: Former BJP President said Sushma Swaraj showed that Indian women can reach greater heights by their hard work, passion and devotion towards their work and the country. He said that her sudden demise has left a void which can't be filled.

17:50 August 07

Profile of Sushma Swaraj

17:27 August 07

Sushma Swaraj was a symbol of humanity and justice

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi: Union Minister of Minority Affairs tweeted, “Alvida Didi”. You will always be remembered as a symbol of humanity and justice. My tributes. He said that Sushma Swaraj always worked for the upliftment of women and deprived people. 

17:27 August 07

Sakshi Maharaj: The sudden demise of Sushma Swaraj is a big loss to Bhartiya Janata Party. She has always guided me like a sisiter. It is the end of an era. 

17:04 August 07

Sakshi Maharaj: Big loss to Bhartiya Janata Party

Kailash Satyarthi: "The death of sister Sushma ji was very sad. India lost an acutely sensitive, serious and charismatic politician. I have personally known her for over  40 years. Her humble and affectionate face will always be remembered." 

16:47 August 07

Kailash Satyarthi: India lost a charismatic politician

Yogi Adityanath: Sushma Swaraj was an inspiration and ideal icon to the Indian Women. The entire nation is shocked by her sudden demise. As an activist, sharp orator, skilled administrator, and diligent public servant, she set many ideals from her exemplary life. 

16:38 August 07

Yogi Adityanath: Sushma Swaraj was an inspiration to Indian women

16:10 August 07

Sushma Swaraj: The Iron Lady

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid his last tributes to Swaraj.

15:11 August 07

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pays homage

"She is a role model for everyone."

15:08 August 07

Member of Parliament Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Union Minister for  Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad paid respects to former MEA Sushma Swaraj.

Member of Rajya Sabha Amar Singh was also present there.

14:46 August 07

Ravi Shankar Prasad pays homage

"For me, Sushma Swaraj ji was an elder sister. I was simply stunned yesterday on hearing about her demise. At 8:45 pm I had a talk with her. She said 'you have to come&take your fees of Re.1 for Jadhav case'."

14:43 August 07

Harish Salve, Senior Advocate

Union Minister of State for Health and BJP MP from Bihar Ashwini Choubey expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of Sushma Swaraj.

"I am shocked at the sudden news, Sushma Swaraj was a great orator. May God bless her soul."

14:23 August 07

Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey

"Her demise is a shock for everyone. The whole country will miss her. A huge vacuum has been created after her death."

14:21 August 07

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid tribute to former Union Minister Sushma Swaraj at party headquarters.

Keshav Prasad Maurya, the Deputy Chief Minister also paid homage to former MEA.

13:44 August 07

UP CM and Deputy CM pays their tribute

"Sushma Swaraj ji was an ambassador of the Indian culture. We have lost a Stateswoman."

13:43 August 07

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

"Her work as MEA will always be cherished."

13:41 August 07

Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad

"Her work as MEA will always be cherished."

12:56 August 07

Telangana BJP President pays homage to Swaraj

Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong

"Sad to learn about the passing away of Sushma Swaraj, former Minister of External Affairs of India. Appreciate her contributions to China-India relations. Express my deep condolences to her family."

12:54 August 07

Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong condolences

Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong

"Sad to learn about the passing away of Sushma Swaraj, former Minister of External Affairs of India. Appreciate her contributions to China-India relations. Express my deep condolences to her family."

12:36 August 07

Geeta pays tribute to Sushma Swaraj

"Could not believe that she would leave us so soon, still can't. It's a huge loss for the entire country. She always helped people. Whether it was Hamid Ansari, Sarabjit, Geeta or Jadhav, she helped all. May her soul rest in peace."

12:33 August 07

Sarabjit Singh's sister Dalbir Kaur offers her condolences

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and members of the House paid tribute to former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Chairman of RS M Venkaiah Naidu said:

"In her untimely demise, the nation has lost an able administrator, an effective parliamentarian and a true voice of people."

11:16 August 07

RS pays tribute to former EAM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pays his respects to former External Affairs Minister and BJP leader Sushma Swaraj.

11:09 August 07

RaGa pays tribute to Swaraj

Haryana Government will observe a 2-day State mourning in honour of senior BJP leader and former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

10:57 August 07

Haryana Government observes a 2-day State mourning

Israeli Ambassador to India, Ron Malka paid last respects to former External Affairs Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj.

"I convey my condolences on behalf of people & the state of Israel. It is a great loss.She was a great friend of Israel. She played a big role in the remarkable progress in Israel-India relationship."

10:55 August 07

Israeli Ambassador to India pays tribute

Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid homage to former External Affairs Minister and BJP leader Sushma Swaraj.

10:54 August 07

Shah pays last respects

Shah pays last respects

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi paid last respects to former External Affairs Minister and BJP leader

10:49 August 07

Sonia Gandhi pays homage

"With a feeling of deep sorrow we came to know about premature passing away of Sushma Swaraj. Please accept my deepest condolences on this irreparable loss of your predecessor, India's outstanding politician and diplomat."

10:47 August 07

Nikolay R Kudashev, Russian Ambassador to India

Nikolay R Kudashev, Russian Ambassador to India

10:43 August 07

UN General Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa

Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh paid last respects to former External Affairs Minister and BJP leader Sushma Swaraj.

10:40 August 07

Manmohan Singh pays respects to Swaraj

Manmohan Singh pays respects to Swaraj

10:33 August 07

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Russia

Senior BJP leader LK Advani paid tributes to former EAM Sushma Swaraj at her residence. His daughter Pratibha Advani gets emotional as she meets Sushma Swaraj's daughter, Bansuri.

10:21 August 07

Senior BJP leader LK Advani pays homage to former EAM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the residence of former External Affairs Minister and BJP leader to pay homage to her.

09:55 August 07

PM pays his last respects to Swaraj

Vice-President, M Venkaiah Naidu paid his last respects to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj

09:51 August 07

VP pays tribute

VP pays tribute

Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal paid his last tribute to Bharatiya Janata Party leaderSushmaSwaraj.

09:26 August 07

Delhi Lt Governor pays last tribute

Delhi Lt Governor pays tribute

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid homage to former External Affairs Minister & BJP leader SushmaSwaraj, at her residence. 

09:24 August 07

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla pays last tribute

Om Birla pays last tribute

"The nation has lost a remarkable leader. To me, it is an irreparable loss and I will miss Sushmaji’s presence immensely. May her soul rest in peace. My heartfelt condolences to Swaraj ji, Bansuri & all members of her family. Om Shanti."

09:14 August 07

Senior BJP Leader L K Advani's condolence message to Sushma Swaraj

Senior BJP Leader L K Advani's condolence message to Sushma Swaraj

President Ram Nath Kovind pays last tribute to former External Affairs Minister & Bharatiya Janata Party leader

09:12 August 07

President pays last tribute to former EAM

President pays last tribute to former EAM

President Ram Nath Kovind pays last tribute to former External Affairs Minister & Bharatiya Janata Party leader

08:48 August 07

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

08:45 August 07

Delhi government declares a two-day mourning in the national capital

08:40 August 07

Foreign Minister of Bahrain Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa

08:37 August 07

BJP MP Gautam Gambhir

08:30 August 07

Lata Mangeshkar

08:12 August 07

Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi

BJP MP Rama Devi gets emotional while speaking about former External Affairs Minister,SushmaSwaraj, says, "As long as I'm breathing, I will stay connected with her. She has left this world but will live in a better place."

08:07 August 07

BJP MP Rama Devi

PM of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli condoles demise of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, saying that he is deeply shocked to learn about her passing away.

07:54 August 07

Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli

Nepal PM

02:24 August 07

Union Minister Smriti Irani

01:37 August 07

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

01:34 August 07

Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram

01:26 August 07

Abdulla Shahid, Foreign Minister of Maldives

01:25 August 07

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa on Twitter

01:24 August 07

Union Cabinet Minister of Food Processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal

01:16 August 07

Hamid Karzai, former President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan expresses grief

01:15 August 07

Mamata Banerjee condoles Swaraj's demise

01:07 August 07

Afghanistan Foreign Affairs Minister pays tribute

00:35 August 07

Former President Pranab Mukherjee pays tribute

00:33 August 07

Rahul Gandhi condoles Swaraj's demise

00:31 August 07

The whole nation grieves: EAM S Jaishakar

00:19 August 07

Ambassador of France to India pays tribute to Sushma Swaraj

"Deeply shocked by the sudden demise of Sushma Swaraj. Her death is a huge loss to the country & personal loss to me. She was an excellent administrator, outstanding Parliamentarian & a remarkable orator. My heartfelt condolences to bereaved family members," Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu. 

00:16 August 07

Vice Pres M Venkaiah Naidu pays tribute

00:03 August 07

Congress leader Kapil Sibal expresses condolences

23:46 August 06

Swaraj was great statesman, eloquent orator: NCP leader Sharad Pawar

23:44 August 06

Deeply shocked and anguished: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a series of tweets expressed condolences in a series of tweets.

"Sushma Ji was a prolific orator and outstanding Parliamentarian. She was admired and revered across party lines. She was uncompromising when it came to matters of ideology and interests of the BJP, whose growth she immensely contributed to," PM wrote. 

"An excellent administrator, Sushma Ji set high standards in every Ministry she handled. She played a key role in bettering India’s ties with various nations. As a Minister we also saw her compassionate side, helping fellow Indians who were in distress in any part of the world," PM added.

23:42 August 06

A glorious chapter in Indian politics comes to an end: PM Modi pays tribute

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a series of tweets expressed condolences in a series of tweets.

"Sushma Ji was a prolific orator and outstanding Parliamentarian. She was admired and revered across party lines. She was uncompromising when it came to matters of ideology and interests of the BJP, whose growth she immensely contributed to," PM wrote. 

"An excellent administrator, Sushma Ji set high standards in every Ministry she handled. She played a key role in bettering India’s ties with various nations. As a Minister we also saw her compassionate side, helping fellow Indians who were in distress in any part of the world," PM added.

23:30 August 06

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor expressed his condolences.

23:30 August 06

The Congress Party tweeted their condolences.

New Delhi: Politicians across the political spectrum express grief over the passing away of former External Affairs Minister and senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj. 

The senior BJP leader was brought to AIIMS at 10:15 PM and was straight away taken to the emergency ward.

She had a kidney transplant in 2016. 

• Swaraj, who began her political career with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad in the 1970s, was a six-time MP, and a three-time MLA - twice from Haryana and once from Delhi.
• In 1977, she became the youngest Cabinet Minister in India, after she was sworn in as the Cabinet Minister in Haryana. She held eight portfolios from 1977 to 1979 including Social Welfare, Labour and Employment.
• She was the first woman external affairs minister of the country. Indira Gandhi, though, as prime minister had held the portfolio. As the external affairs minister, she struck a universal chord with her social media presence, and her timely responses.

23:21 August 06

#RIPSushmaSwaraj: India mourns

New Delhi: Politicians across the political spectrum express grief over the passing away of former External Affairs Minister and senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj. 

The senior BJP leader was brought to AIIMS at 10:15 PM and was straight away taken to the emergency ward.

She had a kidney transplant in 2016. 

• Swaraj, who began her political career with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad in the 1970s, was a six-time MP, and a three-time MLA - twice from Haryana and once from Delhi.
• In 1977, she became the youngest Cabinet Minister in India, after she was sworn in as the Cabinet Minister in Haryana. She held eight portfolios from 1977 to 1979 including Social Welfare, Labour and Employment.
• She was the first woman external affairs minister of the country. Indira Gandhi, though, as prime minister had held the portfolio. As the external affairs minister, she struck a universal chord with her social media presence, and her timely responses.