Sushma Swaraj, BJP Veteran Dies At 67

Former External Minister Sushma Swaraj passed away on Tuesday at the AIIMS here. She was admitted to AIIMS after complaint of chest pain. She was 67. Hospital sources said Sushma was brought to AIIMS at 10:20 pm and was straight away taken to the emergency ward. A number of senior ministers rushed to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences including Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.

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.