Sushma Swaraj Death: Sushma Swaraj was loved as much for her quick responses on Twitter.
Barely three hours before former Foreign Minister and BJP veteran Sushma Swaraj died on Tuesday night, she had tweeted congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the centre's move on Jammu and Kashmir and said she had been "waiting to see this day in my lifetime".
Sushma Swaraj had also praised PM Modi on Monday, when the move was first announced in the Rajya Sabha by Home Minister Amit Shah.
Sushma Swaraj's tweet - it turned out to be her last -- came hours after the decision to split Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories was cleared in parliament. Late on Tuesday night, President Ram Nath Kovind signed off on the bill as well as the end of special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the constitution.
Sushma Swaraj's final tweet was liked over 142,000 times, retweeted over 35,000 times
Sushma Swaraj's tweet was liked over 142,000 times and retweeted over 35,000 times. She had over 13 million followers on Twitter, making her among the top followed Indian politicians on the social media site.
As the foreign minister, Sushma Swaraj was loved as much for her quick response to distress messages on Twitter as for her mellow sense of humour. Hundreds of people sent their wishes and thanked her as it became clear that she will vacate her office.
The 67-year-old had been unwell for some time, which is why she had not contested the recently held Lok Sabha election and had opted out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new government. In June, she had moved out of her official residence.