[avatar user=”Mayank Shukla” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]By Mayank Shukla[/avatar]
New Delhi. Sushma Swaraj, former external affairs minister, is being remembered on her first death anniversary today. The country was shocked after her sudden death on August 6, 2019. Sushma Swaraj’s husband Swaraj Kaushal and daughter Bansuri wrote poignant messages on Twitter today. Tributes are pouring in on social media as Union Ministers, senior BJP leaders and others across parties fondly remembered Sushma Swaraj, known for reaching out to people during her stint as foreign minister of India.
Dear sister Sushma, missing you a lot today… pic.twitter.com/BARY1Mi367
— Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) August 3, 2020
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु मात्री रूपेण संस्थिता
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमःमाँ तुम हमेशा मेरे साथ मेरी शक्ती के रूप में हो। हे कृष्ण मेरी माँ का ख्याल रखना!
Ma, you are always with me as my strength. Krishna look after my mother! pic.twitter.com/dFyzNwVr6x
— Bansuri Swaraj (@BansuriSwaraj) August 5, 2020
On August 3, Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu had said that he missed his dear sister, Sushma Swaraj on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. Dear sister Sushma, missing you a lot today,” Naidu tweeted in both English and Hindi language along with an old picture of late BJP leader tying ‘rakhi’ on his hand. Swaraj”s daughter Bansuri also shared an old picture of her mother tying a ”rakhi” to Naidu. “A sweet memory of Rakshabandhan,” she captioned. Swaraj was replaced by S Jaishankar as the foreign minister in 2019 after she opted out of contenting the elections due to health reasons. She left behind a legacy of an easily-accessible minister who helped the diaspora in distress with her revolutionary social media outreach.
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Remembering our great leader, one of the finest orators, our inspiration Hon Sushma Swaraj ji on her first SmrutiDin..
भारतीय जनता पार्टीच्या
ज्येष्ठ नेत्या, ओजस्वी वक्ता
आमचे प्रेरणास्थान
मा. स्व. सुषमा स्वराजजी
यांना प्रथम स्मृतिदिनी विनम्र अभिवादन.. pic.twitter.com/38rWnNIrBy— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) August 6, 2020
Remembering Smt. Sushma Swaraj garu on her 1st Punya tithi.
It’s been a year since Sushma ji left for the heavenly abode but her affection, innate nature and her memories are always with us. pic.twitter.com/BQ9pnlkJMF— G Kishan Reddy (@kishanreddybjp) August 6, 2020
Today, more than ever, remember her fondly.
Always an inspiration. @SushmaSwaraj pic.twitter.com/JRlR3nKpT5
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) August 6, 2020
Remembering our great leader, one of the finest orators, our inspiration Hon Sushma Swaraj ji on her first SmrutiDin..
भारतीय जनता पार्टीच्या
ज्येष्ठ नेत्या, ओजस्वी वक्ता
आमचे प्रेरणास्थान
मा. स्व. सुषमा स्वराजजी
यांना प्रथम स्मृतिदिनी विनम्र अभिवादन.. pic.twitter.com/38rWnNIrBy— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) August 6, 2020
Tributes to an empowered, talented,dedicated&inspirational daughter of India, Smt. Sushma Swaraj on her death anniversary. pic.twitter.com/JudOV8EdD5
— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) August 6, 2020
Sushma Swaraj, the much loved leader, died at Delhi’s AIIMS at the age of 67. A nine-time parliamentarian, she did not contest the national elections last year. She earned respect for her legacy as an easily-accessible foreign minister and helped numerous Indians in trouble who reached out to her on social media. She was also known for her witty remarks on Twitter.