Leaders pay tribute to Arun Jaitley on his first death anniversary
Remembering former Union Minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on his first death anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said, "I miss my friend a lot." Taking to Twitter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared an old video highlighting the contributions made by Arun Jaitley as a political leader.
"On this day, last year, we lost Shri Arun Jaitley Ji. I miss my friend a lot. Arun Ji diligently served India. His wit, intellect, legal acumen and warm personality were legendary," Modi wrote on Twitter.
Sharing the video, PM Modi further wrote, "Here is what I had said during a prayer meeting in his memory."
In the video, the Prime Minister is heard saying that he regretted not being able to pay his last respects when Arun Jaitley, the former-finance minister, died. PM Modi was in the UAE at the time of his death last year.
Arun Jaitley had died at Delhi's AIIMS last year.
Rich tributes were paid to Arun Jaitley by several other senior leaders from the BJP on Monday.
Here's how nation paid tributes to Arun Jaitley
Remembering close friend Arun Jaitley, India TV Editor-In-Chief and Chairman Rajat Sharma on Twitter said, "Brilliant #ArunJaitley was always there to defend his leader, his government and his party. He admired and believed in Narendra Modi’s ability to run the country. He rejoiced Modi’s emergence as a world leader. I’m aware that @narendramodi too misses his friend Arun."
Amit Shah
Nirmala Sitharaman
Rajnath Singh
Venkaiah Naidu
Rohan Jaitley
Sonali Jaitley Bakhshi
B.S. Yediyurappa
Biplab Kumar Deb
Shikhar Dhawan
Gautam Gambhir
Shandilya Giriraj Singh
Anurag Thakur
Dr. S. Jaishankar
Pratap Sarangi
Harsh Sanghavi
Poonam Mahajan
