Pic: chief minister Pema Khandu Paid tribute to former Union Minister SushmaSwaraj
Itanagar, Aug 7: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday condoled the death of BJP leader and former External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj.

Describing Sushma Swaraj as a true “daughter of the soil”, the Chief Minister said, “She was amongst the most charismatic, influential and dedicated leaders ever produced by Indian polity. She ably proved her mettle in all her assignments as BJP worker and important Ministerial berth ever held in the state and the union government as well.”

Khandu also paid tribute to Sushma Swaraj and observed two-minute silence as mark of respect to the departed soul during the district development committee meeting in Tawang

In her latest stint as Union Minister for External Affairs, she had championed in portraying India as a powerful nation in the world, Khandu said.

Swaraj, a senior BJP leader, died of cardiac arrest in Delhi on Tuesday night. She was 67.