Sushma Swaraj Dies: In Her Last Tweet, Former Minister Said 'Was Waiting to See This Day In My Lifetime'

Sushma Swaraj, former external affairs minister, died on Tuesday night after suffering a heart attack. The country wept as Swaraj, who was also known as social media's favourite politician, breathed her last at AIIMS today. But what made people weep even more was her last tweet that she had posted just three hours before her death. Swaraj had in her last tweet, congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the removal of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, said that she was "waiting to see this day in her lifetime." Sushma Swaraj Dies at AIIMS, Former External Affairs Minister Suffers Heart Attack.

"Thank you Prime Minister. Thank you very much. I was waiting to see this day in my lifetime," Swaraj had tweeted today, soon after the resolutions to remove Article 370 and bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir were passed in Lok Sabha. Little did the country think that this would be her last tweet.

Swaraj's death comes as a huge shock to the entire political fraternity. She had chosen to not contest Lok Sabha Elections 2019 and had also urged PM Modi to not give her any ministry in his Cabinet citing her health.

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