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LIVE UPDATES: Sushma Swaraj to be cremated with full state honours today

New Delhi: Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who passed away on Tuesday night due to cardiac arrest, will be cremated on Wednesday at Lodhi road crematorium with full state honours, BJP Working President Jagat Prakash Nadda said.

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Swaraj was admitted to All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) following a deterioration in her health.

According to sources at AIIMS, the 67-year-old was feeling restless at 9 pm and reached the hospital at around 9:30 pm in an ambulance. A team of doctors tried to revive her for 70 to 80 minutes but failed in their attempt. Swaraj was declared dead at 10:50 pm.

LIVE UPDATES

# Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla pays last respect to former External Affairs Minister & BJP leader Sushma Swaraj, at her residence. She passed away last night due to cardiac arrest.

# President Ram Nath Kovind pays last tribute to former External Affairs Minister & Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj

# Senior BJP leader LK Advani: The nation has lost a remarkable leader. To me, it is an irreparable loss and I will miss Sushmaji’s presence immensely. May her soul rest in peace. My heartfelt condolences to Swaraj ji, Bansuri & all members of her family. Om Shanti.

# Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal pays last respects to Bharatiya Janata Party leader.

# Deeply saddened, shocked at sudden passing away of Sushma Swaraj. I knew her since 1990s. Even though our ideologies differed, we shared many cordial times in Parliament. An outstanding politician,leader,good human being. Will miss her.Condolences to her family/admirers.

# Yog guru Ramdev pays last tribute to former External Affairs Minister & BJP leader Sushma Swaraj, at her residence. She passed away last night due to cardiac arrest.

# Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia: We express our sincere condolences to the people of India on the premature passing away of the former Foreign Minister of this friendly country.

# Bharatiya Janata Party leader Hema Malini pays tribute to former External Affairs Minister.

# TMC MP Derek O’Brien and Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi pay last respect to former External Affairs Minister & BJP leader Sushma Swaraj, at her residence. She passed away last night due to cardiac arrest.

# Kerala’s former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy pays last tribute to former External Affairs Minister & BJP leader.

#PM of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli: Deeply shocked to learn of the passing away of Sushma Swaraj, a senior political leader of India&former External Affairs Minister. Heartfelt condolences&deepest sympathies to the Govt&people of India as well as to the bereaved family member.

# Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Rama Devi gets emotional.

# Dean of Diplomatic Corps, Hans Dannenberg Castellanos: The diplomatic community in Delhi joins the nation in sorrow on the sad demise of a great woman in Indian politics. During her tenure as Foreign Minister she, strengthened the position of India in the world.

# SP Chief, Mayawati: Sushma Swaraj ji’s demise personally saddens me. She was an able politician, administrator & a good orator. Her personality was very friendly, even with members of opposition. I pray to nature to give her family the strength to cope with this loss.

# Union Minister Piyush Goyal: Passing away of Sushma ji is an irreparable loss. People of the country will remember her contribution for a long time. Whenever any Indian got into trouble, didi took care of it herself, even when it came to the return of a single nurse from abroad.

# Shivraj Singh Chouhan, BJP: Sushma ji was a true daughter of Bharat mata, she spent her whole life in service of Bharat mata & people. She increased the country’s prestige in the world. She was waiting to see the abrogation of Article 370 from Kashmir & left all of us after that.

# Hamid Karzai, Former President of Afghanistan: Deeply saddened to hear of the loss of Behinji Sushma Swaraj. A tall leader and a great orator and people’s person. My profound condolences to the people of India and her family and friends.

# BJP leaders Anurag Thakur, Babul Supriyo, & Manoj Tiwari pay tribute to former External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, at her residence in Delhi.

# Abdulla Shahid, Foreign Minister of Maldives: Deeply grieved to hear the demise of my good friend Sushma Swaraj; Stateswoman extraordinaire, diplomat par excellence; A warm human being. Key architect of renewed Maldives-India friendship. May she rest in peace!

# S Rabbani, Afghanistan Foreign Affairs Minister: I’m saddened to hear of the untimely demise of Sushma Swaraj, former EAM of India. My deepest condolences to ppl &govt of India on the loss of a distinguished public figure who represented her country with distinction&determination.

# Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan: I’m deeply saddened, I never thought Sushma ji will leave us so early. She loved & guided me as an elder sister for 3 decades. She had extraordinary personality & talent, she was a caring human.

# Union Minister & BJP leader Nitin Gadkari: Passing away of Sushma ji is a personal loss for me, BJP, & the country. Since the inception of the party, she played a key role in its expansion. When I was the President of BJP, she gave me guidance as an elder sister.

# JP Nadda, BJP: Her mortal remains will be kept at her residence for people to pay last respects.Around 12 pm tomorrow, her mortal remains will be brought to BJP HQ. At 3 pm she will be taken to Lodhi road crematorium, where her last rites will be performed with full state honours.

#Former President Pranab Mukherjee: Shocked beyond words & distressed at passing away of Sushma Swaraj. An astute parliamentarian, an effective orator&an excellent humane leader, she’ll forever be remembered & missed. Hers was a story of hard work to heights! 

# BJP Working President Jagat Prakash Nadda: Sushma Ji is no more with us, it is a sad incident for not only BJP but the whole country. She inspired us, her last tweet tells us how she was involved in serving the nation in an emotional way.
# Union Minister RS Prasad tears up while talking about Sushma Swaraj
# External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar: Deeply shocked to learn of the passing away of Sushma Swaraj. Difficult to accept this news. The whole nation grieves, the Foreign Ministry even more so.
# G N Azad, Congress: We’re shocked, we never imagined that she’ll leave us so soon. I knew her since 1977 when I was in youth Congress, we knew each other for last 42 years. We never called each other by name, she used to call me ‘bhai’ & I used to call her ‘behen’.

# Mortal remains of Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj being taken from All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to her Delhi residence, where they will be kept tonight.

# Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress arrives at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, where Former External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, passed away due to cardiac arrest.

# Vice Pres M Venkaiah Naidu: Deeply shocked by sudden demise of Sushma Swaraj. Her death is a huge loss to the country & personal loss to me. She was an excellent administrator, outstanding Parliamentarian & a remarkable orator. My heartfelt condolences to bereaved family members.

# Ambassador of France to India: My heartfelt condolences to the family & loved ones of former EAM of India, Sushma Swaraj ji. One of India’s most respected leaders, she showed remarkable dedication to serving her fellow citizens & took the Indo-French relationship to new heights.

# Rahul Gandhi: I’m shocked to hear about demise of  Sushma Swaraj Ji, an extraordinary political leader, a gifted orator & an exceptional Parliamentarian, with friendships across party lines. My condolences to her family in this hour of grief. May her soul rest in peace.

# Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweets, “Passing away of Sushma Swaraj ji is a great loss to BJP & Indian politics. I pay condolences to her family, supporters, & well-wishers on behalf of all BJP workers.”

# President Ram Nath Kovind: Extremely shocked to hear of the passing of Sushma Swaraj. Country has lost a much loved leader who epitomised dignity,courage&integrity in public life. Ever willing to help others, she’ll always be remembered for her service to ppl of India.

# Prakash Javadekar, Shahnawaz Hussain, Manoj Tiwari, Mahendra Nath Pandey, and other BJP leaders at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi.

# Ravi Shankar Prasad, Mahendra Nath Pandey & Shivraj Singh Chouhan have also reached AIIMS, Delhi where Former External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, passed away.

# PM Modi: Sushma Ji’s demise is a personal loss. She will be remembered fondly for everything that she’s done for India. My thoughts are with her family, supporters and admirers in this very unfortunate hour. Om Shanti.

# Union Ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat & Anurag Thakur have also reached AIIMS, Delhi where Former External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, passed away.

# Former External Affairs Minister & senior BJP leader, Sushma Swaraj, passes away.

# Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has been admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in a critical condition.

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