On Saturday, Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi condoled the death of former Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley. While expressing her grief and extending her condolence to his family, Sonia said that Jaitley's contribution to public life will forever be remembered.

#Congress interim President #SoniaGandhi on August 24 condoled the death of former #FinanceMinister and senior #BJP leader #ArunJaitley saying his contribution to public life will forever be remembered.

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In an official statement, Sonia Gandhi expressed deep pain and distress at the untimely passing away of Jaitley. Paying homage to the late BJP leader, Gandhi said that Jaitley had a long innings as a public figure, Parliamentarian and Minister and his contributions to public life will forever be remembered.