Big B remembers Sushma Swaraj: An extraordinary speaker and politician

Condolences poured in from the film fraternity following the death of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj The 67yearold BJP stalwart was admitted to the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences AIIMS on Tuesday August 6 following a deterioration in her health She passed away at the hospital after suffering a cardiac arrestSoon after the news of Sushma Swarajs demise broke many Bollywood personalities including Amitabh Bachchan Shabana Azmi Javed Akhtar Lata Mangeshkar Anupam Kher Boman Irani Parineeti ChopraSwara Bhasker Sunny DeolRiteish Deshmukh Ekta Kapoor and Madhur Bhandarkar took to social media to offer condolences and remembered the beloved leaderAmitabh Bachchan took to Twitter to express his grief over Swarajs demise Heres what Big B tweeted last nightagravecurrenAcircagravecurrenAcirc agravecurrenAcircagravecurrencurrenagraveyenAcircagravecurrenmacragravecurrenAcircagravecurrencurren agravecurrenbrvbaragraveyenAcircagravecurrenAcircagravecurrenbrvbar 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brings such imminent uncertainties about The mind travels disturbed and of thoughts that invade the policy of existence in us all And you wonder andsicTo share his memories with Sushma Swaraj veteran actor Anupam Kher went live on Twitter and recalled the times he interacted with her on various occasionshttpstcoB5mSbQRsCymdash Anupam Kher AnupamPKher August 6 2019Boman Irani mourning Swarajs loss tweeted A force of nature she was Too young to go Saddened to hear this untimely news A nations lossAlso ReadSushma Swaraj to be cremated with full state honours todayParineeti Chopra expressing grief over Swarajs demise tweeted I hail from Ambala Cantt same as Sushma Swaraj ji Always felt proud that a woman from our small town made it big and made a difference Sushma ji rest in peace You inspired me on a personal level RIPSushmaSwarajJiOffering her deepest condolences Lata Mangeshkar wrote on Twitter Deeply shocked and saddened to hear about Sushma Swaraj jis sudden demise A graceful and honest leader a sensitive and selfless soul a keen understanding of music and poetry and a dear friend Our former external minister will be remembered fondlySwara Bhasker tweeted RIP SushmaSwaraj ji She epitomised dignity commitment to democratic norms grace in politics A brilliant parliamentarian a fine bilingual orator a humane foreign minister she was inspiring I differed with her ideology but greatly admired her resolve amp work ethicAlso ReadDelhi government declares twoday mourning for Sushma SwarajDeeply saddened that Sushma Swaraj has passed away Inspite of political differences we had an extremely cordial relationship I was 1 of her Navratans as she called us during her I and B ministership and she gave industry status to film Articulate sharp and accessible RIP Shabana Azmi tweeted mourning Sushma Swarajs lossAyushmann Khurrana too tweeted He wrote SushmaSwaraj ji may your soul rest in peaceSwaraj had thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for abrogating Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir in her last tweet just hours before her demise saying that she had been waiting to see this day in her lifetimeThank you Prime Minister Thank you very much I was waiting to see this day in my lifetime Swaraj had tweetedSwaraj was appointed the foreign minister in the first term of Modi government in 2014 She opted out of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections citing ill healthDuring her tenure the BJP leader had been active and popular on Twitter reaching out to the Indian diaspora in distress for assistanceAlso View PhotosTen candid photos of Sushma SwarajCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates