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Photo Gallery - Sushma Swaraj: Life and times of the BJP stalwart

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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)

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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)

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Sushma Swaraj had shared this photo in May 2016. It was taken in 1977 when she was sworn in as youngest ever cabinet minister. 

(Image Courtesy: Twitter/SushmaSwaraj)

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"Remembering JP - With Shri Jayaprakash Narayan ji at his residence in Patna. We were together in the JP movement," Sushma Swaraj had shared this photo in June 2018. Her husband Swaraj Kaushal is also seen in the photo. 

(Image Courtesy: Twitter/SushmaSwaraj)

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On July 13, 1975, Sushma Swaraj married Swaraj Kaushal, an advocate at Supreme Court of India. The couple has a daughter named Bansuri, who is a graduate from Oxford University.

(Image Courtesy: Twitter/SushmaSwaraj)

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PM Modi in a series of tweets paid condolence to Sushma Swaraj and said that her sudden demise has brought the end of  "a glorious chapter in Indian politics."

(Image Courtesy: Twitter/SushmaSwaraj)

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A file photo of Sushma Swaraj playing with singer-composer Adnan Sami's daughter Medina.

(Image Courtesy: Twitter/SushmaSwaraj)

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When Sushma Swaraj bumped into her husband at work. "Together after many years - a chance meeting with @governorswaraj at the Parliament House gate today," she had posted in August 2016.

(Image Courtesy: Twitter/SushmaSwaraj)

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Sushma Swaraj had posted this photo with Swaraj Kaushal during 2018's Karwa Chauth celebrations. "Heartiest greetings on Karwa Chauth," she had written.

(Image Courtesy: Twitter/SushmaSwaraj)





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