Sushma Swaraj (14 February 1953 – 6 August 2019), the former minister of External Affairs of India, passed away at 67 due to a massive cardiac arrest. She was taken to AIIMS hospital, where she was declared dead. She tweets about Article 370, and it was also her last tweet.
प्रधान मंत्री जी – आपका हार्दिक अभिनन्दन. मैं अपने जीवन में इस दिन को देखने की प्रतीक्षा कर रही थी. @narendramodi ji – Thank you Prime Minister. Thank you very much. I was waiting to see this day in my lifetime.
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) August 6, 2019
Sushma Swaraj was one of the best External Affairs Ministers and one of the best cabinet Ministers in the Modi government. She was one of the most helpful ministers. When it is difficult for people to reach out to ministers, Sushma Swaraj was the minister who was just a tweet away. She has restored people’s faith in bureaucracy and made her one of the most loved ministers. Check out her few lesser-known facts about her.
1. Sushma Sharma To Sushma Swaraj
Sushma Sharma was born on February 14th, 1952, at Ambala Cantt, Haryana. She was born to Hardev Sharma and Shrimati Laxmi Devi. During the Emergency, she married Swaraj Kaushal on 13 July 1973.
2. Education
She did her education at Sanatan Dharma College in Ambala Cantonment and got a bachelor’s degree with majors in Sanskrit and Political Science. She also studied law at Punjab University, Chandigarh.
3. Child Prodigy
Sushma Swaraj received the best Cadet of N.C.C at S.D. College, Ambala Cantt for three years in a row.
4. Rise Of Political Career
She joined Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in the early 1970s. This is how she began her political journey. Her father was also a prominent Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh member. She was also a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1982, acquiring the Ambala Cantonment assembly seat at the age of 25.