Arun Jaitley passes away: Amit Shah, Smriti Irani pay tribute

On Saturday leaders across the political spectrum paid tributes to former Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences AIIMS in New Delhi Jaitly was 66 Confirming the demise of BJPs senior leader Aarti Vij Chairperson Media and Protocol AIIMS said It is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Member of Parliament MP at 1207 pm on SaturdayHM Amit Shah Deeply pained by the demise of ArunJaitley ji It is like a personal loss for me I have not only lost a senior party leader but also an important family member who will forever be a guiding light for me file pic pictwittercomBka1NevxLOmdash ANI ANI August 24 2019Home Minister Amit Shah Union Minister Smriti Irani Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Punjab Chiief Minister Amarinder Singh tweeted condolences Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who passed away at the age of 66 was admitted in AIIMS New Delhi on August 9 after he complained of restlessness He was placed under observation at the hospitals CardioNeuroCentreA stalwart who paid tribute to his simple beginnings by helping those with meagre means Orator par excellence legal luminary arunjaitley ji served the Nation and sangathan with dedication and zeal My tributes to him Condolences to loved ones Om Shantimdash Smriti Z Irani smritiirani August 24 2019Home Minister Amit Shah said that he has not only lost a senior party leader but also an important family member While Union Minister Smriti Irani described Arun Jaitley as an Orator par excellence and a legal luminary while offering her condolenceExtremely saddened by the passing of Shri Arun Jaitley after battling a long illness with fortitude and dignity A brilliant lawyer a seasoned parliamentarian and a distinguished Minister he contributed immensely to nation buildingmdash President of India rashtrapatibhvn August 24 2019President Ram Nath Kovind also expressed his grief and extended his sympathy towards his family In his tribute Kovind said that Arun Jaitley was a brilliant lawyer a seasoned parliamentarian and a distinguished Minister On the other hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is currently on an official visit said that Jaitley was an articulate leader who made a lasting contribution to IndiaArun Jaitley Ji was a political giant towering intellectual and legal luminary He was an articulate leader who made a lasting contribution to India His passing away is very saddening Spoke to his wife Sangeeta Ji as well as son Rohan and expressed condolences Om Shantimdash Narendra Modi narendramodi August 24 2019Deeply saddened by the tragic passing of my friendampDelhiUniv senior arunjaitleyacircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0081copy We first met when he was at DUSUamp I was President of StStephenrsquosCollegeUnion Despite political differences we enjoyed a healthy mutual respectampdebated his Budget often in LS A great loss4India pictwittercomRzxO1V6NTVmdash Shashi Tharoor ShashiTharoor August 24 2019PM Modi also spoke to Arun Jaitleyrsquos wife and son and expressed his condolences Congress leader Shashi Tharoor also took to Twitter to express condolence Tharoor said Deeply saddened by the tragic passing of my friend and Delhi University senior Arun Jaitley We first met when he was at DUSU and I was President of St Stephens College Union Further expressing his relationship with Jaitley Tharoor said that despite political differences they enjoyed healthy mutual respect and debated his Budget often in Lok SabhaExtremely saddened at the passing away of Arun Jaitley Ji after a battle bravely borne An outstanding Parliamentarian amp a brilliant lawyer appreciated across parties His contribution to Indian polity will be remembered My condolences to his wife children friends amp admirersmdash Mamata Banerjee MamataOfficial August 24 2019West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also xpressed sadness over the demise of former Union finance minister Arun Jaitley and extended sympathy to his family and said he was a politician who was appreciated across partiesAiling for long Jaitley died at AIIMS on SaturdayWe are deeply saddened to hear the passing of Shri Arun Jaitley Our condolences to his family Our thoughts and prayers are with them in this time of grief pictwittercom7Tk5pf9edwmdash Congress INCIndia August 24 2019The Congress said while paying tribute to Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said We are deeply saddened to hear the passing of Shri Arun Jaitley Our condolences to his family Our thoughts and prayers are with them in this time of griefShri Arun Jaitley jis demise is an irreparable loss for all of us He was an outstanding statesman amp administrator who devoted his life to public service amp nationrsquos growthThe nation is in mourning My deep condolences to his family in this moment of grief Om Shantimdash Piyush Goyal PiyushGoyal August 24 2019Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has expressed his grief over the demise of Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Goyal said thatArun Jaitley Jis demise is an irreparable loss for all of us Describing Jaitleys personality Goyal in his tweet said that Jaitley was an outstanding statesman amp administrator who devoted his life to public service and the nations growthShocked and deeply pained to know about our great leader Arun Jaitley ji It is more painful as we lost another great leader after Sushma Swaraj ji in just a few daysMy deepest condolences to his family friends and crore of BJP4India KaryakartasThis is my personal loss too pictwittercomjc3mmwJLeWmdash Devendra Fadnavis Dev_Fadnavis August 24 2019Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that he was shocked and deeply pained to know about the death of Arun Jaitley In his condolence tweet Fadnavis said that the passing away of Arun Jaitley is hispersonal loss tooAlso ReadFormer Union Minister Arun Jaitley passes away at 66With inputs from IANS and ANICatch up on all the latest Crime National 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