Sushma Swaraj: A Walk Down Memory Lane

Former foreign minister Sushma Swaraj, admired across party lines and loved by Twitter, died on Tuesday. Among the most active Indian leaders on social media, she leaves behind a legacy of an easily-accessible minister who helped Indians abroad in distress with her quick responses to pleas for help. Have a look at some throwback photos tweeted by Sushma Swaraj

  • Sushma Swaraj shared a Karva Chauth picture with her husband Kaushal Swaraj in October last year
    Sushma Swaraj shared a Karva Chauth picture with her husband Kaushal Swaraj in October last year
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  • A young Sushma Swaraj with her husband Swaraj Kaushal
    A young Sushma Swaraj with her husband Swaraj Kaushal
  • A 2-year-old Sushma Swaraj rides pillion on the tricycle behind her brother
    A 2-year-old Sushma Swaraj rides pillion on the tricycle behind her brother
  • Sushma Swaraj being sworn in as a minister of state in Haryana in 1977. She became India's youngest cabinet minister of a state
    Sushma Swaraj being sworn in as a minister of state in Haryana in 1977. She became India's youngest cabinet minister of a state
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  • Sushma Swaraj with Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi
    Sushma Swaraj with Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi
  • Sushma Swaraj was a lawyer beginning her political career with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
    Sushma Swaraj was a lawyer beginning her political career with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
  • Sushma Swaraj with Jayaprakahsh Narayan, whose Total Revolution Movement in Bihar she had been a part of in 1974
    Sushma Swaraj with Jayaprakahsh Narayan, whose Total Revolution Movement in Bihar she had been a part of in 1974
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  • Sushma Swaraj with Pope Francis
    Sushma Swaraj with Pope Francis