August 25, 2019 13:32 ISTFormer finance minister Arun Jaitley left for the heavenly abode on Saturday. Arun Jaitley was 66. The news of his demise came as a shock and left the nation teary-eyed. Jaitley, who was battling illness for a long time, was being treated at AIIMS in New Delhi.
India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma, who was a dear friend of Arun Jaitley for nearly five decades, got emotional while paying his tribute. Rajat Sharma described Arun Jaitley as a 'guardian' who always stood by him.
In a special broadcast on India TV, Rajat Sharma narrated how Arun Jaitley once paid his college fee in SRCC. He also shed light on Arun Jaitley's love for food, ghazals, films and cricket.