PM Modi, Amit Shah pay tribute to Sushma Swaraj at condolence meet

19:51 August 13

Ministers observe 2-min silence during the condolence meet

Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP Working President JP Nadda observe 2-minute silence during the condolence meet for late former Union Minister & BJP leader Sushma Swaraj at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

19:13 August 13

'Sushma Swaraj was very strong in her opinion', says PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi at the condolence meet for late former Union Minister & BJP leader Sushma Swaraj in Delhi: She was very strong in her opinions & also she tried to stay committed to them.

Her speeches were not only effective, but also very inspiring.

17:54 August 13

PM Modi along with other cabinet ministers condolence meet for Sushma Swaraj.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at condolence meet for late former Union Minister & BJP leader Sushma Swaraj being held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

Sushma Swaraj entered public life at a young age and won election to the Haryana Legislative Assembly at the age of 25 years in 1977 and became Cabinet Minister for Labour and Employment.

She was the first woman Chief Minister of Delhi for a brief period in 1998.

17:46 August 13

Home Minister Amit Shah present at condolence meet

Condolence meet for late former Union Minister & BJP leader Sushma Swaraj being held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Home Minister Amit Shah present at the meet.

Sushma Swaraj was born on February 14, 1952, at Ambala and pursued law from Punjab University, Chandigarh.

16:57 August 13

Condolence meet at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Condolence meet at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

New Delhi:The Union Cabinet met on Tuesday and paid tributes to former union minister Sushma Swaraj saying the country has lost a distinguished leader and an outstanding parliamentarian.

The cabinet adopted a resolution which said she will always be remembered for her exceptional oratorical skills and a compassionate approach and recalled that a US daily had declared her "India's best-loved politician" in 2017.

The cabinet expressed its profound sorrow at the demise of Sushma Swaraj who passed away at AIIMS on August 6 following a cardiac arrest.  

The resolution said she was an able administrator and an affable leader who helped Indians in distress abroad.  

Sushma Swaraj was born on February 14, 1952, at Ambala and pursued law from Punjab University, Chandigarh. She started practice as an advocate in the Supreme Court of India in 1973.

She was Haryana's Minister for Education, Food and Civil Supplies from 1987 to 1990.

Sushma Swaraj served as a minister in all the governments headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee and held various portfolios.

She was External Affairs Minister in the previous BJP-led government.