Former Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj, passes away

7 Aug 2019

Former Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj, passes away

Former Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj, passes awayIndia's former Minister of External Affairs (Foreign minister) and veteran* BJP leader, Ms Sushma Swaraj passed away suddenly on the night of 6th August 2019.

People all over the world have been expressing their condolences at her demise.
 	Ms Swaraj will be cremated with full state honours today in a public ceremony.
 	The Delhi government has also declared a two-day state mourning for her.

Ms Sushma Swaraj was a well-liked political figure. She managed to stay on friendly terms with everyone including members of opposition parties.

During her time as Minister of External Affairs, Ms Swaraj was a public favourite for making the External Affaires Ministry very approachable. This was because she always showed great empathy and kinship towards Indians settled abroad.

She served as India's Minister of External Affairs from May 2014 to May 2019.
 	Ms Swaraj was only the second woman to hold this office after Indira Gandhi.
 	She had also been a Supreme Court lawyer and spent some time as Delhi's Chief Minister.

*Veteran: A person with long experience in a particular field.

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