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RIP Sushma Swaraj: From PM Modi to Shashi Tharoor, here's how Twitter reacted
Senior BJP leader and former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj passes away on Tuesday evening at AIIMS at the age of 67. She was brought to the hospital after she suffered a heart attack and was admitted in emergency. The whole nation was in shock and saddened after hearing the news and even leaders of political parties and other fraternities also expressed their grief on her demise. Here are some of the reactions on the death of an iconic female leader.
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.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 6, 2019
Sushma Ji was a prolific orator and outstanding Parliamentarian. She was admired and revered across party lines.
She was uncompromising when it came to matters of ideology and interests of the BJP, whose growth she immensely contributed to.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 6, 2019
Nation mourns today the loss of one of the strongest leaders & finest spokespersons India has seen. Her work as the MEA has been impeccable & as a politician she inspired many women to enter politics. May her soul rest in peace. #OmShanthi#SushmaSwaraj pic.twitter.com/aAWBCdUl5M
— B.S. Yediyurappa (@BSYBJP) August 6, 2019
Inspiration to many... u will be missed!!! RIP #SushmaSwaraj ji
— Mugdha Veira Godse (@mugdhagodse267) August 6, 2019
Oh no! It’s really really bad news, we have lost a great person,of innumerable unparalleled qualities, yet a simple friendly,#sushmaswaraj can’t really believe this.Having met you recently,you just shocked us by this.Cant get over this,though sadly such news turns out to be true
— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) August 6, 2019
Oh no! It’s really really bad news, we have lost a great person,of innumerable unparalleled qualities, yet a simple friendly,#sushmaswaraj can’t really believe this.Having met you recently,you just shocked us by this.Cant get over this,though sadly such news turns out to be true
— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) August 6, 2019
My sincere condolences on passing away of #Sushmaswaraj ji. One of the finest leader of our country.She was special and we will miss her.Sending my prayers to family and friends. pic.twitter.com/BeYy6S9TmN
— Sunny Deol (@iamsunnydeol) August 6, 2019
RIP #SushmaSwaraj ji. She epitomised dignity, commitment to democratic norms, grace in politics. A brilliant parliamentarian, a fine bilingual orator, a humane foreign minister- she was inspiring. I differed with her ideology, but greatly admired her resolve & work ethic. ðŸ™ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂðŸÂ¿ðŸ™ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂðŸÂ¿
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) August 6, 2019
Here in the West Indies and just heard the terrible news of passing away of #SushmaSwaraj ji. Condolences to her family, gone too soon ðŸ™ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂðŸÂ¼ pic.twitter.com/Mp2zRP6GBa
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) August 6, 2019
Sad to hear about the passing away of #SushmaSwaraj ji . Deepest condolences to her family and supporters . Om Shanti ðŸ™ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂðŸÂ¼
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) August 6, 2019
RIP Madam #SushmaSwaraj Ji🌺
Loved your feisty & ever helping attitude for fellow citizens. You did great for India..proud of you !
Feeling terribly sad 😔
OM Shanti🌺ðŸ™Â pic.twitter.com/rJwtx1WVS2— Major Surendra Poonia (@MajorPoonia) August 6, 2019
I'm beyond aggrieved at the passing away of Smt. #SushmaSwaraj A veteran politician and a pillar of the BJP, she was loved by everyone. She will be remembered as the most endearing & helpful politicians of recent times. My condolences to her family and friends. A huge loss for 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/JdI0vPxRJP
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) August 6, 2019
Oh dear! Too young to go. Loved her feisty attitude. She did well for India. #SushmaSwaraj
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 6, 2019
Shocked & saddened by this news. I last saw Sushmaji at @PMOIndia's swearing-in two months ago. She was a brilliant speaker in Hindi, a genuine "people's person" in Government &I was proud of our excellent relationship when I chaired the External Affairs Committee. Om Shanti... https://t.co/1Q2kpUSj3x
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) August 6, 2019
पूरà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂव विदेश मंतà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂरी और à¤à¤¾à¤œà¤ªà¤¾ की वरिषà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂठनेता व संसदीय बोरà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂड की सदसà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂय शà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂरीमती सà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂषमा सà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂवराज जी के आकसà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂमिक निधन से मन अतà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂयंत दà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂखी है।
उनà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂहोंने à¤ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂक पà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂरखर वकà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂता, à¤ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂक आदरà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂश कारà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂयकरà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂता, लोकपà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂरिय जनपà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂरतिनिधि व à¤ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂक करà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂमठमंतà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂरी जैसे विà¤à¤¿à¤¨à¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂन रूपों में à¤à¤¾à¤°à¤¤à¥€à¤¯ राजनीति में अपनी अमिट छाप छोड़ी है।— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 6, 2019
Deeply shocked and saddened to hear about Sushma Swaraj ji’s sudden demise.
A graceful and honest leader, a sensitive and selfless soul, a keen understanding of music and poetry and a dear friend. Our former external minister will be remembered fondly.— Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) August 6, 2019
A huge loss for India- An outstanding orator, an absolute patriot, a tall leader @SushmaSwaraj Ji is no more. As an Ext Affairs minister she was always accessible to every Indian who was in need of help. My deepest condolences to the family, loved ones & millions of followers https://t.co/FuHNbQMOGX
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) August 6, 2019
A huge loss for India- An outstanding orator, an absolute patriot, a tall leader @SushmaSwaraj Ji is no more. As an Ext Affairs minister she was always accessible to every Indian who was in need of help. My deepest condolences to the family, loved ones & millions of followers https://t.co/FuHNbQMOGX
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) August 6, 2019
A huge loss for India- An outstanding orator, an absolute patriot, a tall leader @SushmaSwaraj Ji is no more. As an Ext Affairs minister she was always accessible to every Indian who was in need of help. My deepest condolences to the family, loved ones & millions of followers https://t.co/FuHNbQMOGX
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) August 6, 2019
Shocked and completely gutted to hear of the sudden demise of #SushmaSwaraj ji.She was a great leader,an astute stateswoman,above all a kindhearted person.Loved by all.Deepest condolences to her family & loved ones.Prayers for her soul. Om Shanti ðŸ™Â #RIPSushmaJi
— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) August 6, 2019
Shocked to hear about the sad demise of Sushmaji Swaraj. She would always call me ‘Sharad Bhau‘. We’ve lost a great statesman, eloquent orator, efficient administrator, fellow parliamentarian and above all a kind hearted person.
— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) August 6, 2019
Fierce, result-driven & a people’s person - she was all of that & more. A true leader. Still unable to process the news of #sushmaswaraj Ji’s passing away. Extremely disturbed! A big loss for our nation. May you rest in peace! pic.twitter.com/aLUnXfBvi4
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) August 6, 2019
Fierce, result-driven & a people’s person - she was all of that & more. A true leader. Still unable to process the news of #sushmaswaraj Ji’s passing away. Extremely disturbed! A big loss for our nation. May you rest in peace! pic.twitter.com/aLUnXfBvi4
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) August 6, 2019
Saddened, pained & broken on demise of Sushmaji. She was one of the most outstanding politicians in the Present Era. She distinguished in all positions. She held Senior Positions with the Party, NDA Govt. & while in opposition. She leaves behind a void which is difficult to fill.
— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) August 6, 2019
दà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂखद! शà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂरीमती सà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂषमा सà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂवराज जी का निधन अपूरणीय कà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂषति है। ईशà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂवर उनकी आतà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂमा को शांति à¤ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂवं परिजनों को शकà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂति दे। कà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂशल नेतृतà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂव à¤ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂवं उतà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂकरà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂष कारà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂयकà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂशलता के लिà¤Â सà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂषमा जी हमेशा सà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂमरणीय रहेंगी।शतà¥Â शतà¥Â नमन। विनमà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂर शà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂरदà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂधांजलि!
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) August 6, 2019
My family & I are in complete shock to learn the tragic news of dear Sushma ji’s sudden demise. She was a motherly figure for all of us; an extremely respected stateswoman; exceptional orator & a very loving, caring & warm soul. Will miss her dearly.ðŸ™ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ#sushmaswaraj#RIPSushmaJi pic.twitter.com/bJCyKLeIa0
— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) August 6, 2019
Shocked beyond words & distressed at the passing away of Smt #SushmaSwaraj. An astute parliamentarian, an effective orator & an excellent humane leader, she will forever be remembered and missed. Hers was a story of hard work to heights!
My deepest condolences and prayers.— Pranab Mukherjee (@CitiznMukherjee) August 6, 2019
उनके निधन से देश की, पारà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂटी की और वà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂयकà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂतिगत मेरी अपूरà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂतीय कà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂषति हà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂई है। à¤à¤—वान उनकी आतà¥ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂमा को शांति दे । à¥Â शांति।
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) August 6, 2019
A tall leader and a doer #sushmaswaraj .. never met her but feel saddened by her passing away .. an end of a chapter where Indians across the world felt there is someone looking after them .. #RIPSushmaswaraj .. Om Shanti ðŸ™ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂðŸÂ½ pic.twitter.com/5IQiRh6DOj
— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) August 6, 2019
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! (file pic) pic.twitter.com/EJFQfDXPw9
— ANI (@ANI) August 6, 2019
I’m shocked to hear about the 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.
Om Shanti ðŸ™Â— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 6, 2019
Sushma ji, me and crores like me would miss you for ever !
My heartfelt tributes.
And deepest condolences to family, friends, karyakartas, innumerable fans and followers.— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) August 6, 2019
Deeply shocked to learn of the passing away of Smt Sushma Swaraj. Difficult to accept this news. The whole nation grieves, the Foreign Ministry even more so.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) August 6, 2019
Shocked to hear about the sad demise of Sushmaji Swaraj. She would always call me ‘Sharad Bhau‘. We’ve lost a great statesman, eloquent orator, efficient administrator, fellow parliamentarian and above all a kind hearted person.
— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) August 6, 2019
Smt. Sushma ji's last tweet makes my heart heavy.
Her love for our nation always showed - we will all miss her immensely. https://t.co/Xd6wiF2tSC— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) August 6, 2019
Saddened to hear about the sudden demise of former foreign minister, Smt Sushma Swaraj ji.
May her soul rest in peace. May God give strength and resilience to the family to bear with this loss.— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) August 6, 2019
Deeply saddened to learn of Sushma Ji’s passing away. I had worked with her in 2004 during the 14th Lok Sabha on the standing committee of home. She was an able administrator, articulate speaker and good human being.
— Sachin Pilot (@SachinPilot) August 6, 2019
Deeply saddened, shocked at the sudden passing away of Sushma Swaraj Ji.I knew her since the 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
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) August 6, 2019
बीजेपी की वरिषà¥Âठनेता व केनà¥Âदà¥Âरीय मंतà¥Âरी रही शà¥Âरीमती सà¥Âषमा सà¥Âवराज के अचानक निधन की खबर अति-दà¥Âःखद है। वे काफी कà¥Âशल राजनीतिजà¥Âà¤Å¾ व पà¥Âरशासक ही नहीं बलà¥Âकि à¤Âक अति-मिलनसार महिला थीं। उनके परिवार के पà¥Âरति गहरी संवेदना।
— Mayawati (@Mayawati) August 6, 2019
I have an axe to grind with you Didi . You made Bansuri pick a restaurant to take me for a celebratory lunch. You left without fulfilling your promise to the two of us.
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) August 6, 2019