Former Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley dies

NEW DELHI: Former Indian Finance Minister and leader of ruling BJP, ArunJaitley passed away on Saturday. He was 66.

According to reports in Indian media, Jaitley was admitted to AIIMS inDelhi earlier this week after he complained of palpitations andrestlessness.

“It is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of Shri ArunJaitley. Honourable Member of Parliament and former finance minister,government of India at 12:07 pm on 24 August, 2019. Shri Arun Jaitley wasadmitted in AIIMS, New Delhi on 09/08/2019 and was treated by amultidisciplinary team of senior doctors,” AIIMS said in a statement.

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A lawyer-turned-politician, Jaitley was part of Narendra Modi’s cabinet inthe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s first term.