Arun Jaitley Dies At 66

Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned emotional at an event in Bahrain as he remembered his "friend" Arun Jaitley, who died on Saturday at Delhi's AIIMS hospital.

Mr Jaitley, 66, a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), stepped down as finance minister in January due to ill health, just months before elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in the UAE on an official visit, today spoke with the family of former Union Minister Arun Jaitley, who died at 66, to give his condolences. Mr Jaitley's family told the Prime Minister not to cut short his important engagements abroad, news agency ANI reported.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor remembered his first meeting with veteran BJP leader Arun Jaitley, who died today at the age of 66, as he paid tribute to the former finance minister.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said former Union Minister Arun Jaitley, who died at 66, "had an unbreakable bond" with the BJP. PM Modi in a tweet praised Mr Jaitley for his contributions to the nation right from his days as a student leader during the Emergency years of 1975-77, when the Congress's Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister.

Former finance minister Arun Jaitley, who was undergoing treatment at Delhi's AIIMS hospital, has died. He was 66. Mr Jaitley was admitted at the hospital on August 9 after he complained of breathlessness and restlessness. Since then, the senior BJP leader has been kept under observation at the cardio-neuro centre, where a multidisciplinary team of...

Arun Jaitley, one of the chief defenders of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, died on Saturday at 66 after battling a long illness.

Arun Jaitley, former Finance Minister and the chief troubleshooter of the BJP, died at Delhi's AIIMS hospital on Saturday, two weeks after he was admitted following complaints of breathlessness. He was 66. Leaders across party lines visited Arun Jaitley's home to pay tributes to the leader. He will be cremated on Sunday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned emotional at an event in Bahrain as he remembered his "friend" Arun Jaitley, who died on Saturday at Delhi's AIIMS hospital.

Mr Jaitley, 66, a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), stepped down as finance minister in January due to ill health, just months before elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in the UAE on an official visit, today spoke with the family of former Union Minister Arun Jaitley, who died at 66, to give his condolences. Mr Jaitley's family told the Prime Minister not to cut short his important engagements abroad, news agency ANI reported.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor remembered his first meeting with veteran BJP leader Arun Jaitley, who died today at the age of 66, as he paid tribute to the former finance minister.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said former Union Minister Arun Jaitley, who died at 66, "had an unbreakable bond" with the BJP. PM Modi in a tweet praised Mr Jaitley for his contributions to the nation right from his days as a student leader during the Emergency years of 1975-77, when the Congress's Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister.

Former finance minister Arun Jaitley, who was undergoing treatment at Delhi's AIIMS hospital, has died. He was 66. Mr Jaitley was admitted at the hospital on August 9 after he complained of breathlessness and restlessness. Since then, the senior BJP leader has been kept under observation at the cardio-neuro centre, where a multidisciplinary team of...

Arun Jaitley, one of the chief defenders of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, died on Saturday at 66 after battling a long illness.

Arun Jaitley, former Finance Minister and the chief troubleshooter of the BJP, died at Delhi's AIIMS hospital on Saturday, two weeks after he was admitted following complaints of breathlessness. He was 66. Leaders across party lines visited Arun Jaitley's home to pay tributes to the leader. He will be cremated on Sunday.