Former Foreign Minister and one of BJP's tallest leaders Sushma Swaraj has died after she was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi. Sources say Ms Swaraj was rushed to hospital by her family after she was taken ill. Sushma Swaraj, 67, had not been keeping well lately, which is why she had not contested the Lok Sabha polls months earlier.
PM Modi, remembering the former Foreign Affairs minister, tweeted that "a glorious chapter in Indian politics comes to an end."
"India grieves the demise of a remarkable leader who devoted her life to public service and bettering lives of the poor. Sushma Swaraj Ji was one of her kind, who was a source of inspiration for crores of people," the PM tweeted.
The prime minister said Sushma Swaraj 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," the PM added.