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Country lost an outstanding parliamentarian: Manmohan mourns Jaitley’s demise

New Delhi | ByIndo Asian News Service
Jun 20, 2020 04:32 PM IST

Former PM Manmohan Singh said that the country lost a great leader who always worked for the betterment of society.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday condoled the death of former Finance and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley saying that he was a great orator and an outstanding parliamentarian.

Manmohan Singh with former finance minister Arun Jaitley who passed away on Saturday at the age of 66.(PTI file photo)
Manmohan Singh with former finance minister Arun Jaitley who passed away on Saturday at the age of 66.(PTI file photo)

The country has lost a great leader who always worked for the betterment of society, Singh said.

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In his condolence letter to Jaitley’s wife, Sangeeta Jaitley, Manmohan Singh said, “I have learnt with profound sorrow about the sad and shocking news of the untimely demise of our beloved Arun Jaitley.”

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“He was an eminent lawyer, an excellent orator, a very good administrator and an outstanding parliamentarian. In his death the country has lost a great leader who always worked for the betterment of society,” he said.

The former Prime Minister said that “I take this opportunity to convey to you and other members of your family my heartfelt condolences on this bereavement”.

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“We pray to Almighty to give all of you the strength to bear this great loss with courage and fortitude,” he added.

Jaitley died on Saturday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences where he was admitted since August 9. He was 66.

(The story has been published from a wire feed without any modifications to the text, only the headline has been changed)

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