Photo Gallery - Sushma Swaraj: Life and times of the BJP stalwart
Former External Affairs Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj died at the age of 67 in New Delhi on Tuesday. After the BJP stalwart’s death, her mortal remains were taken to her residence, where President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other political leaders paid their last respects to her. Her last rites will be held at the Lodhi Road electric crematorium in the national capital at around 3 pm on Wednesday.
(File photo of Sushma Swaraj)
Sushma Swaraj was born on February 14, 1953, in Ambala Cantt, Haryana. Her father Hardev Sharma was a prominent Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member.
In this photo, Sushma can be seen with her brother. "With my brother - It is me on the pillion as a 2-year-old," she had tweeted.
(Image Courtesy: Twitter/SushmaSwaraj)