'Bhaiyaa told me...': Smriti Irani remembers Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's outlook on life

Union Minister Smriti Irani penned a series of heartfelt tweets for the late stock market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala who died on Sunday morning.

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New Delhi: Union Minister Smriti Irani paid tribute to ace stock market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala who passed away on Sunday, saying she lost her brother. Often referred to as India's Warren Buffett, Jhunjhunwala died early this morning due to a cardiac arrest. He was 62. Smriti took to Twitter and Instagram to share posts about her 'brother' Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. She shared a photo of the duo on Instagram as well.

"I lost my brother today .. A relationship not known to many. They call him a billionaire investor, the badshah of BSE .. But what he really was .. Is and always will be .. Is a dreamer," she tweeted.

I lost my brother today .. a relationship not known to many. They call him a billionaire investor , the badshah of BSE .. but what he really was .. is and always will be .. is a dreamer ..

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) August 14, 2022

Irani said the ace investor was tenacious, tender, graceful, and "my gentle giant".

He was tenacious , he was tender , he was graceful, he was as my gentle giant . Bhaiyya always told me ‘ apan apne dam par jeyenge ‘ .. and he lived on his own terms ..

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) August 14, 2022

"Bhaiyya always told me ' apan apne dam par jeyenge ' .. And he lived on his own terms ?Rakesh Jhunjhunwala? the legend, the legacy will live on," she said in another tweet.

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He also took her Instagram to share a post for the late business mogul. She wrote, "Every dream I had was सर आँखों पर , every time I stood my ground you stood with me , I never wanted the world to find out this way that I love you and called you Bhaiyya.. since the day I was married you never made me feel that I am to be treated like a daughter in law .. you made me feel like home … I am broken for I dare not dream anymore bhaiyya … I don’t want to write condolences.. I don’t want to say goodbye … I am not letting you go .."

(With agency inputs)