Epitome Of Women Empowerment and a prominent face of woman representation in Indian Politics, Sushma Swaraj passed away at AIIMS on 6th August 2019. Senior BJP leader and former foreign minister, who suffered a massive heart attack, died at the age of 67.
She had served her fourth term in Lok Sabha had long been her party’s most prominent woman face. She was the youngest cabinet minister at 25 when she joined the Haryana government in 1977 and the first woman chief minister of Delhi. She was the second woman to take charge of the foreign ministry after Indira Gandhi.
Swaraj served as the Minister of External Affairs of India from 26 May 2014 to 30 May 2019. She was elected seven times as a member of parliament and three times as a member of the legislative assembly.
Her sudden demise is a huge loss for the nation. Mahendras pays tribute to the extraordinary leader of Indian Politics.
